I am going to get Visual C++ 6 (i''ve been using version 4) and I was wondering if the is the professional edition is that much better than the standard edition. I don''t need a lot of the crap they add, but I have heard that standard edition makes slower programs. Is there that big of a difference? Thanks for you help. *** Triality ***

Yes, the profesionnal edition is much better than the standard edition.

It includes optimistations, and a couple of more usefull tools like a profiler.

But, if you are just buying a compiler to have some fun coding at home and your money is in the low, well the standard edition will be just fine.

Do you think it is better to get vc++ 5 pro or 6 standard?

Over at the genesis3d forum I read that the vc++ 5 had some kind of a floating point bug that prevented the 3d engine from running correctly. Personally I have vc++ 6 standard and until I ship something it will do the job. I''ve also read somewhere that optimized code will give you about 1 to 2 fps advantage but don''t hold me to it I''ve got it for $80 minus $50 MS rebate so total cost was around $30. Best money I''ve spent and I''ve had borland 4.52 before this compiler which cost me also $30. I say go for the standard if you''re a newbie because by the time you''ll need the pro version a new version of vc++ will probably be out. Don''t forget to patch vc++ 6 to sp3 or sp4.

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DONT get the standard
get pro or enterprise
vc5.0 pro is better than vc6.0 standard