VisualAge C++: Difference between revisions

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Description

IBM VisualAge C++ Version 3.0 for OS/2, full developer's package with a WPS integrated "Workframe", a "Visual Builder" for visual programming of visual and non-visual parts, compiler/linker for C and C++, a Debugger, Build and Make tools and many extras. This used to be the "standard compiler" for OS/2. If all available fixpaks are applied (which is done by applying the cumulative fixpak 8) this package can be considered the most reliable IBM "official developer's tool package" for OS/2 (the latest being version 4.0). A disadvantage is the not fully supported C++ standard (which came later than this compiler). However, you still can use templates, but no namespaces. Code portable between OS/2 and AIX.

Source and References

Since IBM doesn't sell the package any more you need to get a second hand license.

Get Fixpak 8 from IBM: [1]

Books

Carrel-Billiard, Jakab, Mauny, Vetter: Object-Oriented Application Development with IBM VisualAge for C++ for OS/2. ISBN 0-13-242447-9
Nilsson, Jakab: VisualAge for C++ Visual Programmer's Handbook. ISBN 0-13-614322-9

License

IBM Abandonware

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 == Description ==
-Full developer's package with a WPS integrated [[IBM_VAC_3.0_Workframe|"Workframe"]], a [[IBM_VAC_3.0_Visual_Builder|"Visual Builder"]] for visual programming of visual and non-visual parts, [[VAC_3.0_Compiler_and_Linker|compiler/linker]] for C and C++, a [[VAC_3.0_Debugger|Debugger]], Build and [[NMAKE|Make]] tools and many extras. This used to be the "standard compiler" for OS/2. If all available fixpaks are applied (which is done by applying the cumulative fixpak 8) this package can be considered the most reliable IBM "official developer's tool package" for OS/2 (the latest being version 4.0). A disadvantage is the not fully supported C++ standard (which came later than this compiler). However, you still can use templates, but no namespaces. Code portable between OS/2 and AIX.
+'''IBM VisualAge C++ Version 3.0 for OS/2''', full developer's package with a WPS integrated [[IBM_VAC_3.0_Workframe|"Workframe"]], a [[IBM_VAC_3.0_Visual_Builder|"Visual Builder"]] for visual programming of visual and non-visual parts, [[VAC_3.0_Compiler_and_Linker|compiler/linker]] for C and C++, a [[VAC_3.0_Debugger|Debugger]], Build and [[NMAKE|Make]] tools and many extras. This used to be the "standard compiler" for OS/2. If all available fixpaks are applied (which is done by applying the cumulative fixpak 8) this package can be considered the most reliable IBM "official developer's tool package" for OS/2 (the latest being version 4.0). A disadvantage is the not fully supported C++ standard (which came later than this compiler). However, you still can use templates, but no namespaces. Code portable between OS/2 and AIX.
 == Source and References ==
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 Get Fixpak 8 from IBM: [http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg21156462]
+=== Books ===
+*Carrel-Billiard, Jakab, Mauny, Vetter: Object-Oriented Application Development with IBM VisualAge for C++ for OS/2. ISBN 0-13-242447-9
+*Nilsson, Jakab: VisualAge for C++ Visual Programmer's Handbook. ISBN 0-13-614322-9
 == License ==
 IBM Abandonware