Intel® Fortran Compiler
Build applications that can scale for the future with optimized code designed for Intel® Xeon® and compatible processors.
Announcements
FPGA community forums and blogs on community.intel.com are migrating to the new Altera Community and are read-only. For urgent support needs during this transition, please visit the FPGA Design Resources page or contact an Altera Authorized Distributor.
29285 Discussions

From VS2005 to VS2010

rase
New Contributor I
‎05-13-2011 03:33 AM
542 Views
Solved Jump to solution
Could one of the experienced Fortran users tell me if the switch from VS2005 to VS2010 is painless in respect to Visual Fortran and Visual C/C++, or should I be careful? Or even stay with VS2005 as long it is supported? I currently use Windows 7 and Visual Fortran/C/C++ V12. Thanks for your advice.
0 Kudos
1 Solution
Steven_L_Intel1
Employee
‎05-13-2011 07:02 AM
542 Views
Solved Jump to solution
Right now, I would agree that VS2010 doesn't buy you anything for Fortran development over VS2005/2008, though I think 2008 is a better choice for Win7 over 2005. If you're going to buy a new version, then 2010 is perfectly acceptable, and is likely to provide some advantages in the future.

If you do switch to VS2010 and have mixed-language applications, please read the Fortran release notes for important information on how you have to modify your non-Fortran projects.

View solution in original post

0 Kudos
Copy link

Link Copied

2 Replies
anthonyrichards
New Contributor III
‎05-13-2011 06:10 AM
542 Views
Solved Jump to solution
I would like to second that and also ask "Why should I switch to VS20nn anyway, if everything is rosy with VS2005"?
0 Kudos
Copy link
Steven_L_Intel1
Employee
‎05-13-2011 07:02 AM
543 Views
Solved Jump to solution
Right now, I would agree that VS2010 doesn't buy you anything for Fortran development over VS2005/2008, though I think 2008 is a better choice for Win7 over 2005. If you're going to buy a new version, then 2010 is perfectly acceptable, and is likely to provide some advantages in the future.

If you do switch to VS2010 and have mixed-language applications, please read the Fortran release notes for important information on how you have to modify your non-Fortran projects.
0 Kudos
Copy link
Reply

Community support is provided Monday to Friday. Other contact methods are available here.

Intel does not verify all solutions, including but not limited to any file transfers that may appear in this community. Accordingly, Intel disclaims all express and implied warranties, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, as well as any warranty arising from course of performance, course of dealing, or usage in trade.

For more complete information about compiler optimizations, see our Optimization Notice.