VISUAL C++ to buy or not to buy

Nimbus

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Nov 28, 2000
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I'm looking to buy Visual C++

I need this for an office of say 5 programmers.

Ive looked at the cost of Microsoft open Licenses $$$ and it doesnt make much sense with so few staff. so ..

I looked at MDSN and Visual Studio Enterprise, but I dont need 90% of the stuff in that package. I simply need the VC++ environment and compiler.

So .. My question is - :
Is the Core Compiler of the Visual Studio Enterprise edition the same
as the compiler you can buy in the most basic £80 versions of Visual C++ 6.0 (the ones where you dont get all the useless stuff included)
As I could go out any buy 5 copies of the basic VC ..


Is it less optimal?.. whats the difference when you cut out all the windows stuff that I dont need making games..

?

Any thoughts..