What is the basic difference between Visual C++ and .NET? Isn't Visual C++ part of .NET?
lotrgandalf 0 Newbie Poster
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Jump to Postnope. They're quite separate.
They're both part of Windows, and .NET couldn't exist without them, but they're not part of .NET.
Jump to Poston some forums it's I think standard practice to tell when you've added or subtracted reputation.
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jwenting 1,905 duckman Team Colleague
no. Neither is the other or is part of the other.
Yet both exist together and help each other in various ways.
lotrgandalf 0 Newbie Poster
I thought all the Win32 APIs included with Visual C++ were part of .NET?
jwenting 1,905 duckman Team Colleague
nope. They're quite separate.
They're both part of Windows, and .NET couldn't exist without them, but they're not part of .NET.
lotrgandalf 0 Newbie Poster
What, then constitutes .NET?
lotrgandalf 0 Newbie Poster
+1 Rep, jwenting.
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Rashakil Fol 978 Super Senior Demiposter Team Colleague
-2 Rep lotrgandalf. Why are you talking about repping?
jwenting 1,905 duckman Team Colleague
on some forums it's I think standard practice to tell when you've added or subtracted reputation.
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