Why hackers moved from Borland to Visual Studio

1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.

Borland 0 hackers criticize it
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Visual Studio 1 hacker recommends it

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

BorlandVisual Studio
Hackers who recommend01
Hackers who criticize01
Moved away from it11
Moved to it01

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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