"Microsoft Visual C++ is the most productive C++ tool for creating the
highest-performance applications for Windows and the Web. Nearly all world-class software,
ranging from the leading Web browsers to mission-critical corporate applications, is built
using the Microsoft Visual C++ development system. Visual C++ 6.0 brings a
new level of productivity to C++, without compromising flexibility, performance, or
control.
If you're building component-based code, Visual C++ provides native Component
Object Model (COM) support, visual COM editing, and language-independent COM browsing. MFC
templates reduce the time it takes to create lightweight, fast COM objects. And, you can
use these software components in other COM-enabled applications, including those created
with Visual C++ and the Microsoft Visual Basic programming system."
(Microsoft)