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From: n8443916@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu (John Gossman)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer
Subject: Re: NOVICE: MS-SDK or Borland C++ ?
Keywords: BC++,MS-SDK
Message-ID: <1991Apr18.004308.26213@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu>
Date: 18 Apr 91 00:43:08 GMT
References: <1991Apr17.175343.16818@athena.mit.edu>
Organization: Western Washington University, Bellingham
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In article <1991Apr17.175343.16818@athena.mit.edu> maurik@irene.mit.edu writes:
>A question from a novice to Windows programming:
>
>What does the SDK from Microsoft do that Borland C++ doesn't ? Or
>is there no reason to spend money on the SDK if you buy BC++ ?
>
The SDK has some lousy documentation that doesn't come with BC++.  If
I were doing the purchasing, I wouldn't spend and money on the SDK.

>I have the MS C600, which is a good compiler (although not C++, but

MSC 6.0 good?  That is open to debate.  It is VERY slow, and has some quirks.

>I don't see the need for that yet), so to get started with windows
>programming, what would you recommend, MS-SDK or BC++ ?
>
	BC++ hands down.

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