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Does InstantC for Windows replace Microsofts Visual C?

April 26, 2017instantc Microsoft replace Visual Windows

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Does InstantC for Windows replace Microsofts Visual C?

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Absolutely not. In fact, you need a copy of Microsoft’s Visual C/C++ version 1.0 or 1.5x in order to install InstantC for Windows, since we use the Microsoft run-time libraries and header files to insure maximum compatability. Visual C and InstantC for Windows actually have two different targets — Visual C is targeted at making your code as efficient as possible, while InstantC is targeted at making your programming as effective as possible. Programmers use InstantC for Windows during much of their development process, switching to Visual C to create the final production run. This is similar to the use of the ‘debug/release’ mode of the Visual C product. InstantC for Windows substitutes for the debug mode, but does not replace the release or production mode.