Question

I am so frustrated with the Microsoft C++ compiler (not Visual). I am really annoyed at how it uses

int _tmain(

and

_TCHAR* argv[]

as well as many other things. I just want to use straight C++ like you would in GCC. Is there an alternative?

Thanks to all the responses. I was really just looking for a way of not using Microsoft Style code. This is what helped me –

1. Remove #include "stdafx.h"
2. Rename main method to –

int main (int argc, char* argv[])
{
return 0;
}

And it works!

Answer 1

You don’t have to use _tmain() and TCHAR if you do not want to. Just create an empty project, add an empty source file to it and start writing

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
}

On VC++ 2010 Express you can just compile and execute it straight away. I don’t remember if previous versions require that you set the project type.