After creating a project and porting source files, the next step in moving code to the Alpha edition of Visual C++ is to make any required changes to the code. In many cases, the code will recompile and run without changes. This is especially likely if your source code uses structured, portable techniques. This chapter addresses specific issues in portability that are relevant when moving to the Alpha platform.
If you are not porting code from another platform, but creating entirely new projects on the Alpha platform, this chapter is useful in pointing out general guidelines for writing efficient C/C++ code that compiles without errors.
This chapter covers the following topics: