Comments on: Bad news for FOSS C++11 on Windows http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567 News and discussion for the POCO Community Sun, 26 May 2013 14:39:39 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: alex http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567&cpage=1#comment-824 alex Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:19:53 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567#comment-824 Good to know they came to their senses. Thanks for the notification. Good to know they came to their senses. Thanks for the notification.

]]> By: panovr http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567&cpage=1#comment-823 panovr Sat, 09 Jun 2012 13:09:13 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567#comment-823 Hi alex, from Visual Studio blog ( http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/06/08/visual-studio-express-2012-for-windows-desktop.aspx ), they have announced that Visual Studio 2012 express edition will support desktop development with C++, C# and VB after heard from community. Glad that they have changed their original decision. Hi alex,
from Visual Studio blog ( http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/06/08/visual-studio-express-2012-for-windows-desktop.aspx ), they have announced that Visual Studio 2012 express edition will support desktop development with C++, C# and VB after heard from community.
Glad that they have changed their original decision.

]]> By: anon http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567&cpage=1#comment-821 anon Thu, 07 Jun 2012 04:34:07 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567#comment-821 For a free alternative try Qt Creator 2.5 from qt.nokia.com you can get get mingw gcc 4.7 from nuwen.net with boost 1.49 already prebuilt in the distribution and c++11 mode automatically enabled. For gdb you can get from http://code.google.com/p/qp-gcc/ You will have a IDE that is fast, free, has most of C++11, and has a good debugger with STL visualizers For a free alternative try Qt Creator 2.5 from qt.nokia.com
you can get get mingw gcc 4.7 from nuwen.net with boost 1.49 already prebuilt in the distribution and c++11 mode automatically enabled.

For gdb you can get from http://code.google.com/p/qp-gcc/

You will have a IDE that is fast, free, has most of C++11, and has a good debugger with STL visualizers

]]> By: Paulo Caetano http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567&cpage=1#comment-820 Paulo Caetano Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:31:31 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567#comment-820 I've had to go through a moderate amount of hoops to build OSS on Windows, mainly because I use mingw, not VC++. E.g., when I read stuff like this (my emphasis) "Microsoft Visual Studio 7.1 (2003), 8.0 (2005), 9.0 (2008) or 10.0 (2010) is *required* to build the POCO C++ Libraries on Windows platforms." I know I'm in for some "Interesting Times"(TM). So, I'm hoping this change will mean better support for those of us who are on Windows but don't use VC++. Disclaimer: I've just found POCO and i'm still trying to figure out how to build it, so my snide remark above may be mistargeted :) I’ve had to go through a moderate amount of hoops to build OSS on Windows, mainly because I use mingw, not VC++.

E.g., when I read stuff like this (my emphasis)
“Microsoft Visual Studio 7.1 (2003), 8.0 (2005), 9.0 (2008) or 10.0 (2010) is *required* to
build the POCO C++ Libraries on Windows platforms.”

I know I’m in for some “Interesting Times”(TM).

So, I’m hoping this change will mean better support for those of us who are on Windows but don’t use VC++.

Disclaimer: I’ve just found POCO and i’m still trying to figure out how to build it, so my snide remark above may be mistargeted :)

]]> By: Sanjar http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567&cpage=1#comment-818 Sanjar Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:41:36 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567#comment-818 "Starter-developers" will choose available alternatives such as mingw or *nix and this will help grow open-source community base a lot! After all, it's Micro$oft. “Starter-developers” will choose available alternatives such as mingw or *nix and this will help grow open-source community base a lot!

After all, it’s Micro$oft.

]]> By: Josue A. Gomes http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567&cpage=1#comment-817 Josue A. Gomes Sun, 03 Jun 2012 22:14:15 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=567#comment-817 This is indeed bad news. I have been advocating the Express editions as a start point for students. It is simple to use, help to learn C++ and give the skills needed in the professional IDE. It seems that Microsoft now is not a developers, developers, developers company anymore. This is indeed bad news. I have been advocating the Express editions as a start point for students. It is simple to use, help to learn C++ and give the skills needed in the professional IDE.
It seems that Microsoft now is not a developers, developers, developers company anymore.

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