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Turbo C++ is a discontinued C++ compiler and integrated development environment originally from Borland. It was designed as a home and hobbyist counterpart for Borland C++. As the developer focused more on professional programming tools, later Turbo C++ products were made as scaled down versions of its professional compilers.

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Borland Turbo C++[edit]

The first release of Turbo C++ was made available during the MS-DOS era on personal computers. Version , running on MS-DOS, was released in May An OS/2 version was produced as well. Version was released on February 28, ,^[1] running on MS-DOS. The latter was able to generate both COM and EXE programs and was shipped with Borland's Turbo Assembler compiler for Intel x86 processors. The initial version of the Turbo C++ compiler was based on a front end developed by TauMetric (TauMetric was later acquired by Sun Microsystems and their front end was incorporated in Sun C++ , which shipped in ). This compiler supported the AT&T release of C++.

Turbo C++ was released in (shipping on November 20), and came in amidst expectations of the coming release of Turbo C++ for Microsoft Windows. Initially released as an MS-DOS compiler, supported C++ templates, Borland's inline assembler, and generation of MS-DOS mode executables for both real mode and protected mode (as well as the Intel ) implemented AT&T C++ , the most recent at the time. The separate Turbo Assembler product was no longer included, but the inline-assembler could stand in as a reduced functionality version.

Soon after the release of Windows , Borland updated Turbo C++ to support Windows application development. The Turbo C++ for Windows product was quickly followed by Turbo C++ (and then Turbo C++ ). It's possible that the jump from version 1.x to version 3.x was in part an attempt to link Turbo C++ release numbers with Microsoft Windows versions; however, it seems more likely that this jump was simply to synchronize Turbo C and Turbo C++, since Turbo C () and Turbo C++ () had come out roughly at the same time, and the next generation was a merger of both the C and C++ compiler.

Starting with version , Borland segmented their C++ compiler into two distinct product-lines: "Turbo C++" and "Borland C++". Turbo C++ was marketed toward the hobbyist and entry-level compiler market, while Borland C++ targeted the professional application development market. Borland C++ included additional tools, compiler code-optimization, and documentation to address the needs of commercial developers. Turbo C++ could be upgraded with separate add-ons, such as Turbo Assembler and Turbo Vision

Version was released in November and was notable (among other things) for its robust support of templates. In particular, Borland C++ 4 was instrumental in the development of the Standard Template Library, expression templates, and the first advanced applications of template metaprogramming. With the success of the Pascal-evolved product Delphi, Borland ceased work on their Borland C++ suite and concentrated on C++Builder for Windows. C++Builder shared Delphi's front-end application framework but retained the Borland C++ back-end compiler. Active development on Borland C++/Turbo C++ was suspended until (see below.)

Version was announced on March 20, ^[2] New features include multimedia QuickTour, five new games (Turbo Meteors (an Asteroids-like game), Turbo Blocks, Turbo Cribbage, Turbo 21, Turbo Mah Jongg) with corresponding source codes. It includes the ObjectWindows Library (OWL) , AppExpert, ClassExpert, Object Components Framework.

Borland Japan Turbo C++^[3][edit]

Version J supports DOS for PC and PC/AT (DOS/V). It includes Turbo Debugger IDE uses XMS memory. Project manager supports linking OBJ/LIB libraries, integration with Turbo Assembler J external assembler.

Version J was announced on ^[4] Based on Borland C++ J, this version includes IDE supporting Windows 95 and NT , and can compile bit software. It includes ObjectWindows Library , Borland Database Engine, Visual Database Tools.

Borland Turbo C++ Suite[edit]

This version includes Borland C++Builder , Turbo C++ for Windows , Turbo C++ for DOS. Later release replaces C++Builder with Borland C++BuilderX Personal Edition.^[5]

Turbo C++ [edit]

It is a single language version of Borland Developer Studio for C++ language^[6], originally announced in ^[7], and was released later on the same year with Turbo Explorer and Turbo Professional editions.^[8] The Explorer edition was free to download and distribute while the Professional edition was a commercial product.

In October Embarcadero Technologies discontinued support of all Turbo C++ editions. As such, the Explorer edition is no longer available for download and the Professional edition is no longer available for purchase from Embarcadero Technologies. Turbo C++ was succeeded by C++Builder before Embarcadero's acquisition of Codegear and dropping support, and official Turbo C++ page has later redirected a visitor to C++ Builder

Freeware releases[edit]

Turbo C++ v was released on by Inprise Corporation.^[9]

Legacy software[edit]

• Turbo C++ v and Turbo C v can be downloaded, free of charge, from Borland's Antique Software website.
• Turbo C (DOS) was included in the Turbo C Suite , which is no longer sold by Borland.
• Even now, many schools and colleges in India continue to use Turbo C++ instead of using modern compilers.^[10]

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