Visual Studio 2008 offered a feature pack with which one could create code-frameworks for office-style applications:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6922
Am I allowed to use this with my Visual Studio 2013 license? Or can I find a feature pack (or code-snippet) for Visual Studio 2013 which offers that functionality (Visual C++, MFC)?
The features of the Feature Pack were rolled into VS proper with VS 2008 SP1. They've been shipped as part of the base VS distribution ever since (at least in the versions that include MFC at all). You can now use all the ribbon bars, dockable windows, etc., without adding anything to VS as it comes out of the box.
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So I am in college and by this fact I have an opportunity to have a Resharper for free. Currently I write in C++, so I downloaded a Resharper for C++ and I've tried to install it. I've got three different VS versions:
Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise
Visual Studio 2013 for Windows Desktop
Visual Studio 2012 for Windows Desktop
When I try to install Resharper I only see the option to install it to VS 2015. Is there no option to install it on 2012/2013 version? (I got Desktop version, cuz they are a lot of lighter and faster on my laptop)
Assuming that 2012 and 2013 versions are the Express editions (which is implied from the names), then ReSharper won't work as these versions don't support extensions and plugins.
You need the full versions of Visual Studio to get this functionality.
As an aside, I'm not sure why you need to install three versions of Visual Studio. Won't the latest version do?
I need an alternative to NI Measurement Studio for MFC/C++ applications, since they don't support them anymore.
The Measurement Studio C++ MFC libraries are now considered legacy but National Instruments is still providing these libraries with support for Visual Studio 2010 (and soon for Visual Studio 2012) to customers who are current on their Standard Service Program (SSP) or have purchased the most recent version of Measurement Studio.
The Legacy Support policy for Measurement Studio can be found here: http://www.ni.com/mstudio/legacysupport/
You can even still receive support for versions of Visual Studio older than 2010.
I want to create a C++ project in Visual studio 2010 but I don't
see any template for a C++ project. All I see is visual c# templates.
Please let me know how to enable c++ support in visual studio 2010.
You likely have Visual Studio installed without the C++ compiler. You have to start the installer and alter the installation so that C++ compiler is installed.
You probably need to reinstall it. During installation there is a choice of languages and features. Probably C++ was not chosen when it was installed on your system.
Allegedly, Visual C++ 2010 Express, unlike previous versions, supports third party extensions. I just downloaded the release candidate SDK for Visual Studio 2010, but the installer fails saying that I don't have Visual Studio installed (which is true since i use Visual C++ 2010 Express). Have I missed something? Is there a version of the extension SDK that works with Express?
Visual C++ 2010 Express (or any of the Express versions for that matter) are NOT extensible.
The Visual Studio 2010 SDK can only be used with Professional or higher (as stated in the requirements on the download page).
You haven't missed anything, but your source of information was incorrect.
I start using the visual studio c++ express 2008 at home but there is no ATL in it.
How can I add ATL to visual studio c++ express 2008?
ATL 7.1 is now part of the Windows Driver Kit.
ATL was only included in older versions of the SDK. Recent versions of ATL share much code with MFC and are only available with the real versions of Visual Studio, i.e. not with VS Express.
So: to use ATL and/or MFC, you need to buy the Professional version of Visual Studio. If you are content with old versions of ATL, you can download old versions of the platform SDK from the Microsoft website.
http://codegem.org/2008/09/wtl-wizard-for-visual-studio-2008
In his modified script, replace VisualStudio to VCExpress.
You'll need to download the platform SDK and muck around with some dependencies to get ATL.
There might be some more "unsavory" ways to get MFC ;) if you catch my drift. Also many institutions have educational VS licenses which are free.
You just need to install Windows Platform SDK as described here