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Re:Cross-compiling binaries for Windows is easier than build... by cube00 on Saturday June 18, 2022 @11:59PM (#31796039)
It's depressing how fast and responsive MSVC6 runs on today's hardware compared with the current version of Visual Studio.
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Re:Cross-compiling binaries for Windows is easier than build... by 5e92cb50239222b on Sunday June 19, 2022 @03:24AM (#31797030)
It started after they ported UI to WPF. Compare VS2008 and VS2010 if you have the time. I remember using both on a cheap laptop when VS2010 first came out, and was simply incomparable.
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Re:Cross-compiling binaries for Windows is easier than build... by i45_n5 on Sunday June 19, 2022 @11:05AM (#31800062)
Yes, absolutely true. vs08 was their last fast ide.
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