MS extend C++ significantly for Windows8... and Andrei got name drop

[Alex Rønne Petersen]

On 25-01-2012 16:03, Manu wrote:
> http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/BUILD/BUILD2011/TOOL-532T
>
> This is fairly interesting. MS have extended their C++ compiler
> significantly for Windows8 with a bunch of non-standard stuff.
> FINALLY implement garbage collection, ref counting, properties,
> delegates, events, generics, etc...
> If other compilers adopt this tech, D loses some advantages.

Most of this is only available in C++/CLI. And for the record, C++/CLI 
tooling in VS is horrendous.

>
> Oh, and Andrei got a nice little name drop around 35 minutes ;)

- Alex