Microsoft makes C++, Visual Basic 6.0 moves
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In separate moves, Microsoft has released its Visual C++ 2008 Feature Pack but discontinued extended support for the Visual Basic 6.0 IDE.
The feature pack had been available in a beta release since January, said S. "Soma" Somasegar, senior vice president of the Microsoft Developer Division, in his blog this week.
"The Feature Pack provides several exciting features for C++ developers, such as a major update to MFC (Microsoft Foundation Class) and an implementation of TR1. Using the included MFC components, developers can create applications with the 'look & feel' of Microsoft's most popular products -- Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, and Internet Explorer," Somasegar said.