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Turbo C++ IDE

Turbo C++ is a Borland C++ compiler with an integrated IDE. It was a part of Borland's highly popular family of compilers including Turbo Pascal, Turbo Basic, Turbo Prolog and Turbo C. Turbo C++ was a successor of Turbo C, expanding the compiler similarly to how Turbo Pascal 5.5 added object functionality to the earlier Turbo Pascal versions. Unlike Turbo Pascal, however, Turbo C++ always adhered to then-current C++ language standards. To newest version can be downloaded at the external link below.

Turbo C++ 3.0 was released in 1992, and came in amidst expectations of the coming release of Microsoft Windows 3.1. Turbo C++ v3.0 first came as an MS-DOS compiler, supporting C++ templates, generation of DOS & protected mode executables, as well as generation of code targeting specific legacy CPUs, such as Intel 80186.

Turbo C++ brand was succeeded by the more robust Borland C++, the latter losing Turbo's main success features, such as speed and highly-convenient IDE, while adding up-to-date ANSI/ISO C++ conformance and more Windows programming functionalities.

Borland C++ existed simultaneously with the RAD tool Borland C++ Builder for a while, until the latter took over completely, when RAD tools became more and more popular.

The latest version of this IDE is Turbo C++ 2006.

The Turbo C++ 3.0 vs Borland C++ 5.5

• Support for exception handling

Turbo C++ does not have support for exception handling like the borland c++ counterpart. Most of the support for this feature came in the year 1995 with the release of Borland C++ 5.5.

• Standard Template Libraries

These are a cross platform collection of classes and functions that make c++ programming much easier are absent in the turbo c++ IDE as they have been included in the later versions of the compiler.

Internal links

• A hello world program in Turbo C++ - demonstrates how to work in the IDE.
• Sample programs
• Features of the Turbo C++ IDE

External links

• Download Turbo C++: http://www.turboexplorer.com/cpp

Books

• The Waite's Group Object Oriented Programming in Turbo C++ - Robert Lafore (1991-92) - Click here

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