QuickC
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | MS-DOS |
| Type | IDE |
| License | Proprietary |
Microsoft QuickC was a commercial integrated development environment (IDE) product engineered by Microsoft for the C programming language, superseded by Visual C++ Standard Edition.[1] Its main competitor was Turbo C.[2]
Version history
- QuickC 1.0, released in October 1987.[3][4] It implements the ANSI C standard and is Microsoft C 5.0 compatible.[5] CodeView is also supported.[6] The release had known compatibility issues with WD HDD controllers.[7]
- QuickC 1.01
- QuickC 2.0, released in January 1989.[8][9] New features included: incremental compiling and linking, improved compilation speed, built-in assembler and support for all memory models.[10] It was Microsoft C 5.1 compatible.[11]
- QuickC 2.01, released in June 1989.[12] Quick Assembler was included in this release.[13] It was Microsoft Source Profiler compatible.[14]
- QuickC 2.50, released in May 1990.[15]
- QuickC 2.51, released in 1990
- QuickC for Windows 1.0, released in September 1991.[16][17] It was the first Windows based IDE for C[18] and was also available in a bundle with Microsoft C 6.0 and Windows SDK.[19] The IDE made use of some undocumented Windows API calls.[20][21]
See Also
- QuickBASIC - similar development environment for BASIC programming
References
- ↑ "Visual C++ adds Windows support". InfoWorld. February 22, 1993. p. 17.
- ↑ "Quick C vs Turbo C advertisement". InfoWorld. September 7, 1987. p. 70.
- ↑ "Microsoft Releases C Program Wares, Provides Rebates". InfoWorld. November 9, 1987. p. 29.
- ↑ "Quick C advertisement". InfoWorld. December 7, 1987. p. 28.
- ↑ "Microsoft Quick C Battles for a Better C Benefit Novice and Professional alike". InfoWorld. May 23, 1988. p. 67.
- ↑ "User Group Greets Microsoft's New C Products With Enthusiasm". InfoWorld. June 8, 1987. p. 73.
- ↑ "Microsoft Scrambles to Patch Quick C Bugs". InfoWorld. December 7, 1987. p. 3.
- ↑ "Early Users Pleased With Microsoft Quick C Update". InfoWorld. January 30, 1989. p. 15.
- ↑ "Quick C 2.0 advertisement". InfoWorld. February 6, 1989. p. 23.
- ↑ "Microsoft Offers Quick C Upgrade". InfoWorld. January 16, 1989. p. 15.
- ↑ "Six C Compilers". InfoWorld. May 22, 1989. p. 47.
- ↑ "Quick Assembler bundled with Microsoft's Quick C". InfoWorld. June 12, 1989. p. 24.
- ↑ "Microsoft Debuts Quick Assembler". InfoWorld. June 5, 1989. p. 3.
- ↑ "Microsoft's Source Profiler Works With Languages Conforming to Open Tools". InfoWorld. June 10, 1991. p. 22.
- ↑ "Microsoft Unveils C, Quick C Updates and Add-On Tools". InfoWorld. April 16, 1990. p. 13.
- ↑ "Microsoft Readies Quick C for Windows for July Introduction". InfoWorld. May 13, 1991. p. 113.
- ↑ "QuickC for Windows creates applications without using SDK". InfoWorld. September 2, 1991. p. 13.
- ↑ "QuickC is a one-stop development tool". InfoWorld. November 18, 1991. p. 113.
- ↑ "C languages: oceans apart". InfoWorld. February 3, 1992. p. 55.
- ↑ "Author disputes calls released by Microsoft". InfoWorld. September 14, 1992. p. 3.
- ↑ "Undocumented Windows calls". InfoWorld. November 16, 1992. p. 98.