> >
> > Borland C Builder has been around since before M$ had rad tools (I still
> > have Turbo C 2.0). Its user interface is correspondingly smooth. I am
not
> > bashing VB but apart from a 'good' name aquired by volume and
advertising,
> > what advantages does it have ?

BC Builder does not prdate VB. Perchaps BC or TC do, but the OWL framework
they supported left a lot to be desired.

> How about considerably better debugging capabilities?  Due to it's
> interpreted nature ( at least when running through the IDE), you can set
the
> program pointer to an arbitrary location within a function, so you can
make
> a change to a line of code and simply drag the execution pointer up to
> execute that line again, no re-compiling etc.  There are some limitations
to
> what you can change on the fly (constant variables and select case
statement
> values primarily) but it really speeds up debugging over the typical C
IDE.
> You can also execute lines of code in the immediate window at any time.
For
> me, the fantastic debugging more than makes up for many of the other
> problems with VB.
>

VC++ with its 'edit-and-continue' feature approaches VB for debugging ease.

I use both VC++ and VB extensively. I apply each to the domain where it
works best and find no trouble switching between the two.
Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems

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