C++ Support

C++ support will not be included in the Class Designer until a future release of Visual Studio. Supporting C++ in the CD for our C++ customers remains a top priority and we will make every attempt to make this functionality available quickly.

At this time, however, we cannot comment on the release date for Orcas.

Thanks,
Ajay

Ajay Sudan MSFT wrote:

C++ support will not be included in the Class Designer until a future release of Visual Studio. Supporting C++ in the CD for our C++ customers remains a top priority and we will make every attempt to make this functionality available quickly. At this time, however, we cannot comment on the release date for Orcas.

That's a shame. However, I can't help thinking that you've missed yet another opportunity here. When I was at the VS2005 launch event in London on 14th Nov every time I mentioned to an MS rep that we were forced to do most of our development using native code as a result of platform restrictions (we work primarily in VS6->VS2005 extensibility) they without exception either replied "I don't know" or (in one notable exception) went white, as if they'd been dreading that very question.

Lets get this clear, just for once. If you want us to adopt the new tools within the IDE (regardless of whether they are part of VSTS or the general products- this applies to VSTS Unit Testing as well) they have got to work on all platforms you support within the IDE. Failing to do so just makes you - and your tools - look bad, and will results in many teams using alternative products. Go and ask in the Lounge on www.codeproject.com/lounge.asp if you don't believe me.

Please try to do better in future, and above all don't assume the whole world is using exclusively C# or VB when announcing new features. There are plenty of us out there who choose the solution to fit the task, not the other way around.

Regards,

Anna-Jayne Metcalfe

Managing Director,
Riverblade Limited