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MICROSOFT VISUAL C+ +, VERSION 6.0
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA
$205.95, http://www.microsoft.com
When teaching C and C+, the choice of platform should not have a significant bearing on the ability to learn. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Students respond strongly to the development environment, sometimes dramatically affecting their willingness to learn. Visual C+ + provides several modes of operation, making it easy to use in whatever level of course you are teaching.
For basic C and C+ +, I use the option to build straight console applications that causes all I/O operations to be done on a DOS-like text screen. Therefore, it is possible to concentrate on the language features and avoid for the moment the complications of the GUI controls and code generated...