Which one do you think is better and why?

As for me, I can't really say anything...never tried borland c++.

There was a thread around here somewhere that had performance statistics of various compilers (I'm too lazy to search) and it has VS.Net at the top.

[edit]
OK - so I wasn't so lazy

http://www.dexterity.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2885&highlight=visual

Ok - not the top - but second... borland is far down the list.

Originally posted by Dragon Keeper
Which one do you think is better and why?

As for me, I can't really say anything...never tried borland c++.

There's no such thing as a better tool.
The best tool is the one you are more comfortable working with and give you the best productivity.


pat.
btw: CodeWarrior is the best ! ( for me )

The answer depends on what you mean by "better".

I now use Microsoft VC++ 6 (despite being a great fan of Borland) because there are so many toolsets and libraries available for it that can be used without hassle. Compare and contrast with the discussions that you can find on Borland related newsgroups along the lines of "I have a static library written for Microsoft C++. How can I use it with CPPBuilder?"

--- Rod

I agree with Pat on this one. And those benchmarks should of course be taken with a very big pinch of salt.

Cas :)

I'm using Borland C++ Builder 6.0 for BreakQuest, and sincerely, I would not recommend it. I don't know if VC is better, but Broland C++ has some issues.

I had to upgrade from 5.0 to 6.0 simply because the game stopped compiling (an awful week) and BC++ 6.0 has still some bugs in the IDE that will force you to reboot the system once in a while.

By the way, seems that Borland has stopped supporting BC++ and will not make further releases (not sure). The new C++ compiler from borland C++ BuilderX, it's still too new, and even worst, the IDE is made in Java (I don't like Java at all, but you may like it).

Fèlix
Nurium Games
www.nurium.com

Cheapest personal licenses for Borland C++ builder (can't remember since what version from) do not allow you spread your products commercially. Last time I looked Visual Studio had no such issues but it's been quite while I looked, now I use Free Pascal, Lasarus, Delphi, Visual Studio .net 2003 and C++ builder 6 depending what I do.

I liked BCB++ because it's so much like delphi and allow very rapid development for desktop apps, but for games it might not be best bet.