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Visual C++ 6.0 mainstream support will end on September 30, 2004

I still see a lot of people running VC++ 6.0 [SP3|SP4|SP5]. As of today, the status is that mainstream support will end on September 30, 2004!

Check http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];LifeAn11 for more information.

Published Sunday, August 22, 2004 11:49 AM by yvesdolc

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# re: Visual C++ 6.0 mainstream support will end on September 30, 2004

Sunday, August 22, 2004 1:23 PM by Brendan
Such news is only going to encourage my co-workers to want to move to Eclipse and GCC for now and Java in future... grrr.

# re: Visual C++ 6.0 mainstream support will end on September 30, 2004

Sunday, August 22, 2004 7:01 PM by Adelle Hartley
I've been using Microsoft development products since 1997, and I don't think I've ever rung the Microsoft support line.

OK, whatever bugs are left in the product after the last service pack are there to stay, but I like to think of the "post support phase" as the "stable phase".

I don't see any reason here to switch products. Not to a non-Microsoft product just for the sake of being anti-Microsoft, and not to a newer Microsoft product just for the sake of having the latest.

# re: Visual C++ 6.0 mainstream support will end on September 30, 2004

Sunday, August 22, 2004 7:12 PM by Yves Dolce
You both have a point although...
Visual C++ 6.0 was released in 1998, wasn’t it? This is a 6 year old compiler. If you really like the C++ language and its power, you have a couple of reasons to upgrade to VC++ 2003. Have a look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/productinfo/topten/upgrade02.aspx

# re: Visual C++ 6.0 mainstream support will end on September 30, 2004

Monday, August 23, 2004 7:30 AM by Mike Dimmick
Don't forget SP6! http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates/sp/vs6/sp6/default.aspx

# re: Visual C++ 6.0 mainstream support will end on September 30, 2004

Monday, August 23, 2004 9:45 AM by Yves Dolce
Oops, thanks Mike (nice blog you have there!)
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