A redistributable file(not just an MS VC++ 2005 redistributable) is a file that the software vendor allows you to redistribute along with derivative works that you provide using their software. Most redistributables are DLL's, which are shared libraries. The software product depends on these libraries, and derivative work that you write, such as programs using that compiler, also depend on these libraries. In terms of C++, examples are the run-time library and the class libraries for Microsoft Foundation Classes. The file is "redistributable" because the license you have permits you to bundle that file with your product, usually contained within an installer package. You need to very carefully read the license agreement, and make sure you know exactly what is considered "redistributable", and what is not. An example of a non-redistributable file would be a debug version of the run-time library. Usually, Microsoft redistributables are contained in a REDIST directory created when you install the product but, again, read the license agreement.
The MS VC++ redistributable run-time library allows you to execute a program that was developed with a particular version of MS VC++, and said program invokes run-time library calls that are dependent on that version. Each version of VC++ has its own run-time library, and they can be installed independently of each other.
Your question request a comparison between apples and pears. C++ is a programming language. Microsoft Visual C++ Express is one of many development tools that you can use to create programs using the C++ programming language. Microsoft Visual C++ Express supports native C++ development, and supports development in 'managed C++,' a Microsoft-specific derivative of the C++ language, aimed specifically at the .NET platform.
The term "expansion of MFC" is meaningless. Note that the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) library has nothing to do with C++. The MFC is a library designed by Microsoft for use in Microsoft Visual C++.
No, it does not. But Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 allows you to connect to a virtual machine and run your projects "sandboxed".
There are several free implementations of C++. One of them is Microsoft's express versions of Visual Studio. See the Related Link below for more information.
The complete history of Visual C++ can be found in the "Visual C++" article in Wikipedia.
If you use microsoft's "Visual C++ Compiler" whoever is going to use your program needs the redistributable installed.
Microsoft developed Visual C++.
Yes. Microsoft Visual C++ is the correct name, but it is often abbreviated to MSVC++ or just VC++. They are all the same.
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 was the 6th incarnation of Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit, released in 1998. Other than supporting legacy Windows software there is no real need for it these days. It has been surpassed several times over by Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 with Microsoft Visual Studio 11 currently in beta as of April 2012.
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Your question request a comparison between apples and pears. C++ is a programming language. Microsoft Visual C++ Express is one of many development tools that you can use to create programs using the C++ programming language. Microsoft Visual C++ Express supports native C++ development, and supports development in 'managed C++,' a Microsoft-specific derivative of the C++ language, aimed specifically at the .NET platform.
The term "expansion of MFC" is meaningless. Note that the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) library has nothing to do with C++. The MFC is a library designed by Microsoft for use in Microsoft Visual C++.
Microsoft Visual C++ or Embarcadero C++ Builder (formally Borland C++ Builder).
Yes, it is. Just make sure that you it though "Programs and Features" (Windows 7).
Yes, it can.
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