Here is a retrospective on Visual C++ 2003, its quirks, its innovations, and why it matters.
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If you used VC++ 2003, you likely remember the "Managed Extensions for C++." This was Microsoft’s first attempt at mixing native C++ with the .NET Framework (CLI). Here is a retrospective on Visual C++ 2003,