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Visual C++ .NET 2003 is the powerful tool for creating Microsoft Windows-based and .NET-connected applications and components, dynamic Web applications, and XML Web services using the C++ development language. This robust development environment comprises compilers that are highly conformant to the International Standards Organization (ISO), a Standard Template Library (STL) implementation, industry-standard Active Template Library (ATL) and Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) libraries, and powerful integrated development environment (IDE) features enabling efficient editing and debugging of source code. Developers of all skill levels will enjoy powerful features in Visual C++ .NET 2003, including the ability to consume and extend the Microsoft .NET Framework; visual designers for creating Windows Forms and components; a powerful debugger and industry leading compilers, offering advanced options for code generation on 32- and 64-bit platforms.

With Visual C++ .NET 2003, developers can build highly tuned managed applications and components for .NET. Using simple managed extensions to the language, code and data-types are compiled for the .NET common language runtime (CLR) as fully optimized Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) instructions. Developers can easily incorporate features of the .NET Framework, including full garbage collection, attributes, and threading, into C++ applications. Unique to Visual C++ is the ability to call unmanaged C++ code and ActiveX components using the highest performing interoperability technology on .NET.

In this release, the compiler is enhanced with several new and improved optimizations and capabilities, including Whole Program Optimization, the ability to generate optimized code for recent processor technologies (including the Intel Pentium 4), and the ability to better optimize for processors with Streaming SIMD Extension (SSE and SSE2) support.