What's New in Visual C++ 6.0

What's New in Visual C++ 6.0

Visual C++ offers many new features and improvements over its predecessor, Visual C++ 5.0. The new features covered in this book follow:

• The compiler offers improved support for the ANSI C++ standard. Boolean types are supported, and template support is improved.
• The development system includes new enhancements to MFC, the Microsoft Foundation Class Library. These enhancements include classes for Internet programming and support for new common controls introduced in Internet Explorer 4.0 and Windows 98.
• The Developer Studio Editor is much improved, and it takes advantage of IntelliSense features originally released as part of Visual Basic. These features include statement completion, which greatly improves your efficiency.
• The debugger included with Visual C++ includes a new feature called Debug and Continue, which enables you to make small changes while debugging and then immediately continue debugging without restarting the application.
• An improved online help system puts the MSDN in easy reach, just a mouse click away. The online help system automatically uses the latest version of the MSDN Library if it's installed on your computer.