C++Builder
C++Builder is an integrated development environment (IDE) for C++ application development, renowned for its visual rapid application development (RAD) capabilities. It allows developers to graphically design user interfaces and connect them to C++ code, primarily targeting native Windows…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1997
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- C++Builder was created to solve the problem of slow and complex development of native Windows GUI applications using C++ compilers and SDKs. It aimed to bring the productivity and ease-of-use of visual, component-based rapid application development to C++ developers, a capability previously dominated by tools like Visual Basic and its sibling, Delphi.
- Platforms
- ios, android, macos, linux, windows
Related technologies
Notable users
- Various enterprises with long-standing mission-critical applications
- Embarcadero Technologies (vendor)
- Specialized software vendors (e.g., industrial control, financial trading, scientific instrumentation)