Thanks you all!
I’m still using Visual C++ 6.0 mainly for AutoCAD plugin development (ObjectARX), targeting some legacy projects that are still alive.
Happy to share more if anyone’s curious how to survive with a 25-year-old compiler today.
Thanks, truly appreciate your message! yes, I’ve thought about picking up modern tools, especially LLMs. But at this point, I’m more focused on building something meaningful through YT. It’s a new path I’m exploring, maybe my last one.
For someone like you that knows how to write software an LLM is amazing at helping you step out into an unfamiliar area like web development or making plugins for a different ecosystem. You tell it what you're trying to do and it knows specifically which classes to instantiate, functions to call, etc...
Hope everything works out for you!
I’ve never posted here before. If anyone’s ever been through something similar, would love to hear from you, thank you
Thanks you all! I’m still using Visual C++ 6.0 mainly for AutoCAD plugin development (ObjectARX), targeting some legacy projects that are still alive. Happy to share more if anyone’s curious how to survive with a 25-year-old compiler today.
Feel for you, man. Respect.
Thank you. It's been rough, but still coding. Messages like yours help more than you know.
I have also used VC++ (ATL, MFC etc) till about 2005 or so - and can relate to that time and dev journey.
You can relatively easily pick up other languages and frameworks, especially using LLMs. This would help with your marketability for jobs.
Email me if you want to brainstorm.
Thanks, truly appreciate your message! yes, I’ve thought about picking up modern tools, especially LLMs. But at this point, I’m more focused on building something meaningful through YT. It’s a new path I’m exploring, maybe my last one.
For someone like you that knows how to write software an LLM is amazing at helping you step out into an unfamiliar area like web development or making plugins for a different ecosystem. You tell it what you're trying to do and it knows specifically which classes to instantiate, functions to call, etc...
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