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

[Paulo Pinto]

Am 26.01.2012 00:58, schrieb 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.

No, it is also available in C++/CX. It is new in Windows 8/Visual Studio 
2011.