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Subject: Re: [TUHS] History of popularity of C
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>Microsoft C 7.0 already had a C++ compiler and an early version of MFC in
>1992. But you're right: it was when Visual C++ 1.0 came out in 1993 that C=
++ became=20
>really popular among developers targeting Windows.  VC1.0 introduced "wiza=
rds"
msc was really good in those days. As a systems guy I used to study its gen=
erated assembly code which was extremely good. However today's gcc uses adv=
anced instructions too, thus also very good, whereas all the unix cc's of t=
he 90ths known to me were rather naive, simple lex&yacc derived.
The  "wizards" also were very good making gui programmig much easier.