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by CRConrad 303 days ago
> Borland's OWL predated MFC... I myself started with Borland's tools on MS-DOS, moved to Windows with straight Win16/32 SDK programming and then moved to VC++/MFC before moving away from Microsoft platforms

So you totally missed / skipped Borland's VCL[1], right?

That would explain your comments: It's the only way I can see how one could come to think that "Microsoft had the lead" in Windows IDEs at... Well, ever.

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[1]: Written in Delphi and of course used there, but also used in C++ Builder.
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rramadass 302 days ago
The release dates for them should explain it (from wikipedia); MFC - 1992, VCL - 1995 and C++Builder - 1997

So VC++/MFC was already established by the time VCL/C++Builder came along. Also it was aimed mostly at the Delphi/Object Pascal crowd whereas most Win16/32 C SDK crowd found the transition to VC++ more natural.

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CRConrad 301 days ago
Oh? I must have forgotten / never known / got that mixed up. (I'm thinking the most likely is I mixed it up with some other, later, MS TLA.)

Thanks!

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