Here’s a good article that explains how well the Visual Studio 2005 compiler can optimize .net managed C++ code. To me, it’s just further argument that “unmanaged” (“native”) (read: portable, non-MS-proprietary) C++ code is far superior. Is there anything in the .net API that is really really necessary that would be more difficult in straight C++? MS is committed to
making an effort to ensure that there is, so you go with their proprietary solutions. But I will always make an effort to code everything I can in portable clean C++, and link to .net managed C++ only when necessary.

And to follow up, here’s an article from Paul DiLascia, who’s been kicking a$$ with his C++ Q&A articles for decades, explaining how to link in .net code with unmanaged C++ code, on a MODULE-BY-MODULE basis! Excellent.

Update: There’s no stopping him, in his next article he shows how to “wrap (.net) Framework classes in a native way so you can use them in any C++/MFC app without /clr”.

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From CVS checkin comment:

“HTDJ is now VS 7 compatible. This means we start using the VS 7 ( VS .net 2003 ) compiler from now on – I do NOT want to have to deal with keeping it compatible with VC 6. Boost here we come!”

HangTheDJ stable build April 16, 2004 (old!)
HangTheDJ development build Feb 22, 2005

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Can’t seem to find a fc3 yum repository with fluxbox (wtf!), and my windoze box is locking up every 10 minutes, so I decided to attempt a Tomcat install so I could serve up cute little baby Java servlets for somebody at work. Following instructions here, which point to here, I did the following…

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I’ve been playing with PGP for a long time, and it was a sad day when it was sucked up and commercialized. There’s still a free version somewhere, but now there’s an open-source solution as well, GPG. Works great! Under Windoze, there’s a GUI called GPGshell that is very PGP-ish. Countrymen, send me your keys!

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