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Depends on your definition of "best". Visual Studio has lots of great features, but it is sluggish and bloated. I cringe everytime I need to use it. Also, the
by spacechild1 3y ago
Depends on your definition of "best". Visual Studio has lots of great features, but it is sluggish and bloated. I cringe everytime I need to use it.
Also, the MSVC compiler itself often produces much worse code than clang or gcc. I am regularly astonished by its stupidity.
- pjmlp 3y agoExcept GCC and clang need a UNIX like help to even target Windows, let alone everything else expected from Windows applications across the board.
- spacechild1 3y agoSo I install Msys2 instead of Visual Studio. What's the big deal? > let alone everything else expected from Windows applications across the board. For example?
- pjmlp 3y agoDrivers, UWP/WinRT as two examples.
- spacechild1 3y agoFair enough. But for typical C++ GUI desktop apps I will always prefer Qt + Msys2 over anything Microsoft has to offer.
- 38 3y agono, they dont: https://github.com/mstorsjo/llvm-mingw https://github.com/mstorsjo/llvm-mingw https://packages.msys2.org/base/mingw-w64-gcc https://packages.msys2.org/base/mingw-w64-gcc https://andrewkelley.me/post/zig-cc-powerful-drop-in-replacement-gcc-clang.html https://andrewkelley.me/post/zig-cc-powerful-drop-in-replace...