Is "microsoft visual c++" is language or tool?

Question

my mam has said that microsoft visual c++ is language and not tool but what i found on google it is tool. So i am in confusion whether microsoft visual C++ is language or tool. Friends plz help me

Answer 1

It's Microsoft's implementation of C++, so it's a tool. C++ is the language, but Visual C++ is just the IDE/compiler combination.

Answer 2

According to Microsoft's web site it is both a language and a set of tools, to quote them: "The powerful and flexible Visual C++ language and tools in Visual Studio enable the development of native Windows Store apps, native desktop apps, and managed apps that run on the .NET Framework."



In practice I believe Visual C++ is more a marketing term for a collection of things rather than an actual well defined thing. The only time I believe you actually see something called "Visual C++" is when you download the Express version of Visual Studio targeted at C++ development.



20 years or so ago there used to be a thing called Visual C++ which was Microsoft's main technical development tool, the Visual C++ name matching Microsoft's other development tool's name Visual Basic. However over the years the Visual C++ tag has meant less tools have become shared between C++, Basic, C#, F# and others.

Answer 3

There is actually one language named C++. But there are several IDEs available in the market targeted towards different operating systems.For example Turbo C++ is a popular compiler that works under MS-DOS.Visual Studio is a compiler that works under Windows. gcc compiler works under Linux.the C++ language with visual studio is referred as Visual C++. it contains some more libraries for windows environment support.

So it is clear that microsoft visual c++ is a language which runs under Microsoft visual studio tool(compiler).

Answer 4

Microsoft visual c++ is an IDE(integrated development environment) where you can develop applications. It is not a language. Visual c++ language uses a graphical user interface to develop apps in a flexible way in Visual Studio IDE.. C++ language is one of the components of Visual C++. Hope you got an idea.

Answer 5

seen C++ = Microsoft seen C++ is a commercial integrated progression environment (IDE) product engineered via Microsoft for the C, C++, and C++/CLI programming languages.

Answer 6

The Microsoft C++ know as VisualC++ is implementation CLR C++ (ISO standard).





Cut down short:



(((Visual Studio))) is IDE(Tool).

(((VisualC++))) is Microsoft specific C++.

Answer 7

its an implementation of the c++ , its a version of that language, if you mean the environment its an ide

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