Looking for Windows C++ Guru for h*elp

[delsol]

Sandy,

I know what you mean about working for a competitor. I write custom apps for
living. The
fact is that all in all the Microsoft compiler has more support and goodies than
the others. Add to
that the fact that if you use their compilers (in a large shop) they will give you
some huge price
breaks on products plus provide you with "insider" info that you normally can't
get outside of microsoft about new products and standards, not to mention that you
can get to the development team for a giver product.

When writing device drivers you must use Microsoft code if you want any help or
approval of Mr. Bills troops. Without
their seal of approval you can't get the little sticker on you box that helps you
sell your products as windows compatible.

All of the above and more make the Microsoft compilers the professional standard.
There are a number of other good compilers
out there but Microsoft sets the gold standard.

If it was up to me I would still be using my beloved Borland compilers, but, alas,
they look like
they have been forced out of the business.

just my dollar and two cents
Daniel

PS - if you would like to take this off line please e-mail me. By the by...who do
you work for..?


Sandy wrote:

> Daniel
>
> Well I feel proud that I can once again start a good discussion (read
> flame) on nothing related to EFI ;-). Your statement is correct, for _some_
> things SDK will do just fine, but I'll be with the extra 100k of code that
> a simple framework will add, I can be 100 times as productive, in addition,
> I want to concentrate on the business at hand, NOT the admittedly poorly
> crafted SDK, with is lack of type checking, ba-zillions of API entry
> points, and other programming nightmares. The SDK has its place, but for
> the average programmer or hack (like myself!!), it is a bit on the low
> level and just too unproductive!
>
> "the reason that I recommend the Microsoft product is that in general it
> works a lot better over a wide range of systems...."
>
> I'm not sure what this means, but it sounds like what I run into day after
> day, people that have drank the coolaid... It is too bad that it was only a
> pie that got smashed in Billy's face ;-o. Oddly enough those same people
> are the most amazed when I show them what can be done with non-microsoft
> products enhancing their ability to deal with microsoft technologies, and
> increase their productivity.
>
> Whew, I feel better, sorry Daniel ;-), cut me some slack, I work for a
> competitor!
>
> Sandy
>