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    copied!<p>I'm a long-time C++ programmer developing on Windows, and have been using Visual Studio for developing unmanaged C++.</p> <p>In the past 2-3 months, for the first time, I have been exposed to the world of C# and Java. Man, I'm astounded by the productivity gain! </p> <p>In particular:</p> <ol> <li>C# and Java have so many cool tools (TestDriven.NET, NetBeans IDE). Personally, the tools feel much more modern than the C++ tools that I've been using. </li> <li>All the libraries are there for me to use right away, without me having to download extras (Boost, Qt, etc) </li> <li>Blazingly-fast compile time. C# compilation is super fast. Each time I make changes to Java code on my Netbeans IDE, I never have to wait for the usual compile/link. It's just done right there. No waiting! (People who have used Boost probably agree with me on the slow compile time such as Asio library)</li> <li>Simple deployment scheme. I really like the fact that I can just write the code once and it can be run on different machines (OS) without me having to recompile it.</li> </ol> <p>Having said all that, here's my real question: are C# and Java good technology to learn the most modern tools and libraries? Are these the two technologies that have the best tools available? I want to be exposed to new tools to broaden my perspective. This way I can learn from it, and try to find equivalent tools in C++.</p> <p><strong>Disclaimer:</strong> My intention is not to dis C++ as a language at all. After I have used the tools available for Java and C#, I just feel like the tools that I have available for C++ are quite limited (especially refactoring). </p> <p>I use the following for my C++ dev:</p> <ul> <li>VS.NET 08</li> <li>Visual Assist X</li> <li>Intel Parallel Studio (profiler)</li> <li>TeamCity</li> <li>I plan to use Bullseye and PC-Lint + Visual Lint for code checking</li> </ul> <p><strong>Clarification</strong> When I asked for tools, I meant tools as in IDE, Unit testing tools, refactoring tools, and the likes. TestDriven.NET is probably the most perfect example. I just love the fact I can start coding my unit tests, and right click to run those tests inside my IDE! It's so sad that I cant have the same convenience in unmanaged C++!</p>
 

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