Hallo Steve
 SB> But, my boss has decided that I need to move on to C++ at work 
 SB> because of the people at work that set the company standards for 
 SB> programming tools. These people likely walk around in a daze with 
 SB> hands extended in front them chanting..."Yes Bill Gates...Yes, oh 
 SB> master...".
:-)
 SB> Any feedback you have on C++ Builder and the transisition from
 SB> Delphi would be appreciated. Or, should I just use Visual C++ for
 SB> work. My other alternative would be to use Visual Basic again and
 SB> write DLLs in C/C++ (or Delphi and don't tell my boss...hehehe) to
 SB> handle routines that need speed or power that VB doesn't offer. 
Apart from the warm feeling you might get from outsmarting your boss, I don't 
think it will be worth the trouble. Raw C++ code should be portable and 
Borland C++ builder _might_ support Microsoft's class tree (Microsoft 
Foundation Classes, then again, I would expect Borland to have it's own class 
library, but it could be an option, I think I heard something like that but I 
realy don't know), but the resource files (DFM files in Delphi) will most 
likely not be compatible. I would just join the Bee Gee groupies at work if I 
were you, it would increase your market value anyway. You can still be a real 
programmer at home and be really subversive at work by having Delphi 
Magazines on your desk which you will read in an teasingly obvious manner 
during break hours.
[whisper mode on]
Microsoft tools are pretty impressive as well, to be honest. But you didn't 
hear that from me.
[whisper mode off]
Groeten, Martin.
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