Currently we are using CVF 6.6 and Visual Studio 2003 for development of our mixed project, which consists of legacy Fortran application DLLs, plus a new C# user interface and database management system. We are considering upgrading from CVF to IVF 8. Reasons that we have identified are:
- To be able to debug unmanaged code and managed code in the same session. Currently we can debug either the unmanaged codeor the managed code, but not both at the same time.
- To avoid dependence on a compiler that is no longer supported (and might not work on a new Windows release). Compaq's announcement that they will continue to support CVF for the time being mitigates this somewhat.
- To be able to do all work in asingle IDE.
Whidbey, the next version of Visual Studio, will soon be released in beta, and colleagues currently have alpha copies. There are significant changes from Visual Studio 2003. For example there are no longer solution and project files. When will IVF run under Whidbey? When will there be a beta version that demonstrates this support?
Or will it work without change?
