The beta version of the Visual C + + 2008 Feature Pack is available for download to extend the MFC library

The beta version of the Visual C + + 2008 Feature Pack is already available for download. This feature Pack expands the VC + + class library that is published with Visual Studio 20,081, with the most significant number of extensions to the MFC library, which can support the creation of the following types of applications:

Office Ribbon-style interface

The look and feel of Office 2007, Office 2003, and Office XP

Stylish Visual Studio style sidebar and panel

Fully customizable toolbars and menus

A rich set of advanced GUI controls

Advanced MDI tags and groups

More Features

An implementation version of the TR1 is also available in the attribute package. TR1 is a set of features that are proposed to be added to the ISO 2003 C + + standard, which is highly likely to be the standard of C + +, and now contains the first implementation version of this Visual C + + 2008 Feature Pack. These features have been implemented in the following:

Smart pointers

The analysis of regular expressions

New Containers (tuple, array, unordered set, etc.)

A perfect random number generator

Wrapper for polymorphic functions

Type characteristics

Feature packs can be installed on Windows Server 2003, Vista, or Windows XP, but must be pre-installed with the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite or Visual Studio 2008 profess Ional Edition and may require installation media for Viusal Studio during the installation process. (Translator Note: According to Microsoft's official website, this feature pack only supports Visual Studio 2008 in English.) ）