QuickC
| Developer(s) | Microsoft Corporation |
|---|---|
| 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a commercial integrated development environment (IDE) product engineered by Microsoft for the C programming language, superseded by Visual C++ Standard Edition[1].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
- Microsoft 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].
- Microsoft QuickC 1.01
- Microsoft 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].
- Microsoft QuickC 2.01, released in June 1989[12]. Quick Assembler was included in this release[13]. It was Microsoft Source Profiler compatible[14].
- Microsoft QuickC 2.50, released in May 1990[15].
- Microsoft QuickC 2.51, released in 1990
- Microsoft 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 Microsoft Windows SDK[19]. The IDE made use of some undocumented Windows API calls[20][21].
References
- ^ "Visual C++ adds Windows support". InfoWorld. February, 22 1993. p. 17.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Quick C vs Turbo C advertisement". InfoWorld. September, 7 1987. p. 70.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Microsof Corporation Releases C Program Wares, Provides Rebates". InfoWorld. November, 9 1987. p. 29.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Quick C advertisement". InfoWorld. December, 7 1987. p. 28.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Microsoft Corporation Quick C Battles for a Better C Benefit Novice and Professional alike". InfoWorld. May, 23 1988. p. 67.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "User Group Greets Microsoft Corporation's New C Products With Enthusiasm". InfoWorld. June, 8 1987. p. 73.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Microsoft Corporation Scrambles to Patch QuickC Bugs". InfoWorld. December, 7 1987. p. 3.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Early Users Pleased With Microsoft Corporation QuickC Update". InfoWorld. January, 30 1989. p. 15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Microsoft QuickC 2.0 advertisement". InfoWorld. February, 6 1989. p. 23.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Microsoft Corporation Offers QuickC Upgrade". InfoWorld. January, 16 1989. p. 15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Six C Compilers". InfoWorld. May, 22 1989. p. 47.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Quick Assembler bundled with Microsoft Corporation's QuickC". InfoWorld. June, 12 1989. p. 24.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Microsoft Corporation Doubts Quick Assembler". InfoWorld. June, 5 1989. p. 3.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Microsoft Corporation's Source Profiler Works With Languages Conforming to Open Tools". InfoWorld. June, 10 1991. p. 22.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Microsoft Corporation Unveils C, QuickC Updates and Add-On Tools". InfoWorld. April, 16 1990. p. 13.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Microsoft Corporation Readies QuickC for Microsoft Windows for July Introduction". InfoWorld. May, 13 1991. p. 113.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Microsoft QuickC for Microsoft Windows creates applications without using SDK". InfoWorld. September, 2 1991. p. 13.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Microsoft QuickC is a one-stop development tool". InfoWorld. November, 18 1991. p. 113.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "C languages: oceans apart". InfoWorld. February, 3 1992. p. 55.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Author disputes calls released by Microsoft". InfoWorld. September, 14 1992. p. 3.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Undocumented Windows calls". InfoWorld. November, 16 1992. p. 98.
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