Microsoft Visual C++

<p>Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) is a compiler for the <a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a>, <a href="/facts/C%2B%2B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a>, <a href="/facts/C%2B%2B/CLI/3HtoUSrY">C++/CLI</a> and <a href="/facts/C%2B%2B/CX/qK3o57TW">C++/CX</a> <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming languages</a> by <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a>. MSVC is <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary software</a>; it was originally a standalone product but later became a part of <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Visual_Studio/omNe6Lej">Visual Studio</a> and made available in both <a href="/facts/Trialware/TAhIvJXt">trialware</a> and <a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">freeware</a> forms. It features tools for <a href="/facts/Software_development/UUfsAaYY">developing</a> and <a href="/facts/Debugging/QtdpPJT0">debugging</a> C++ code, especially code written for the <a href="/facts/Windows_API/RRw4RtTu">Windows API</a>, <a href="/facts/DirectX/jyy75wVN">DirectX</a> and <a href="/facts/.NET_Framework/J6QDAUhP">.NET</a>.
</p><p>Many <a href="/facts/Application_software/YQuj7Kog">applications</a> require <a href="/facts/Redistributable/sa3G8581">redistributable</a> Visual C++ runtime library packages to function correctly. These packages are frequently installed separately from the applications they support, enabling multiple applications to use the package with only a single installation. These Visual C++ redistributable and runtime packages are mostly installed for standard <a href="/facts/Library_(computing)/xRzL3P7q">libraries</a> that many applications use.
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Microsoft Visual C++