C++ Builder

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C++ Builder

Borland C++ Builder 5 Standard editing an unsaved VCL project
Developer: CodeGear
OS: Microsoft Windows
Use: IDE
License: Proprietary
Website: C++Builder

Borland C++ Builder, often abbreviated BCB, is a popular rapid application development (RAD) environment produced by the CodeGear subsidiary of Borland for writing programs in the C++ programming language. It closely resembles Delphi, and as a result many consider it to be a C++ version of Delphi. Most components developed in Delphi can be used in C++ Builder with no modification, although the reverse is not true.

C++ Builder includes tools that allow true drag-and-drop visual development, making programming easier by incorporating a WYSIWYG GUI builder into its IDE.

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Other popular visual RAD tools include Delphi, JBuilder and C# Builder from Borland, and Visual Basic from Microsoft.

C++ Builder originally targeted only the Microsoft Windows platform. Later versions incorporated Borland CLX, a cross-platform development visual component library based on Qt, that supports Windows and Linux.

In 2003 Borland released C++ BuilderX (CBX), which was written using the same framework as JBuilder and bore little resemblance to either C++ Builder or Delphi. This product was aimed at developing large programs for enterprises; however, it did not have commercial success. At the end of 2004 Borland announced that it would continue to develop the classic C++ Builder and bundle it with the Delphi development suite, abandoning C++ BuilderX.

About a year after the announcement Borland released Borland C++ Builder 2006, providing improved configuration management and bug fixes. C++ Builder 2006 is part of Borland Developer Studio, a single robust package containing Delphi, C++Builder, and C#Builder. Borland later revived the "Turbo" brand and released two "Turbo" editions of C++ Builder: Turbo C++ Professional, and Turbo C++ Explorer (free).


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