Why hackers moved from Borland to Visual Studio
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from DOS (Borland) to Windows (Visual C++/Visual Studio) development in 1995.”qingcharles, 2025-12-07original comment ↗
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Borland vs Visual Studio
| Borland | Visual Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 0 | 1 |
| Hackers who criticize | 0 | 1 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 1 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 1 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Borland
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Praise for Visual Studio
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