IMHO, your paper is comparing apricots with kumquats.  The only real
comparison between the two is the word Visual in the title.  I had been
programming in (Quick and basica) Basic for 10 yrs. and  C (not C++) for 3
years when I got both of these packages.  In Visual Basic I was producing
small apps within a couple of hours.  With Visual C++, I put the whole
thing aside for "later when I have more time."  
As you may know, "later when I have more time" happens right after "I'll
get back and fix this bug later," which of course precedes "I'll do the
documentation some other time."

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Darryl Brooks
Atlanta, Ga.
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