• Resource Editor:
  • Resource Compiler:
  • Source Code Editor:
  • C/C++ Compiler:
  • Linker:
  • Debugger:
  • Online Help/MSDN Library viewer: Help can be accessed in four ways:
  1. By Book
  2. By Topic
  3. By word
  4. F1 help
  • AppWizard: AppWizard is a code generator that creates a working skeleton of a windows application with features, class name, and source code filenames that are specified by user through dialog boxes.
  • ClassWizard:ClassWizard is a prog. accessible from VC++ view menu. It helps to create new class, virtual function or a new message handler function. ClassWizard writes prototype, function body and (if necessary) the code to link the window messages to the function. Thus make the programming more error free.
  • The Source Browser: Helps to examine the code from the class and function viewpoint. Following viewing modes are available:

Accessible from Tools menu (Alt+F12)

  1. Definition and References:(Viewing the definition and using position of the functions , variables, macro, classes etc)
  2. Call Graph/Caller Graph:
  3. Derived Classes and Members/Base Classes and Members:
  4. File Outline
  • Windows Diagnostic Tools: SPY++ gives tree view of system processes.Include whole set of ActiveX utilities.
  • Source Code Control: Source Safe holds the master copy of the project.
  • Gallery: Helps to share software components among different projects. It manages three types of modules:
  1. ActiveX Controls
  2. C++ source modules
  3. Visual C++ components
  • MFC & ATL Support