From: Mike '/m' 

> it supports C++,

I remain to be convinced that is a feature.

 /m



On Tue, 17 May 2005 13:17:54 +0100, "Paul Ranson"
 wrote:

>This isn't the case.
>
>.NET is analagous to Java, it's a library and an environment for
>applications. It's a better design than Java, if only because it didn't have
>to repeat the same mistakes and it supports C++, but I don't really see the
>point of either. Anyway the MS development tools allow you to target .NET or
>native with C or C++.
>
>Paul
>
>"Geo"  wrote in message
news:4289575f{at}w3.nls.net...
>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:42892a6c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>>> wanted to try, but it was .Net only.  Why a keyboard layout program
>>> needed
>>> to be network centric or whatever it is .Net does was a baffle to me.
>>
>> anything written with the .NET version of visual studio will require the
>> framework so in order to write a C++ program that does't require it you
>> would have to use visual studio 6 or earlier. (at least that's how I
>> understand it)
>>
>> Geo.
>>
>>
>

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