C++Builder is a popular RAD (Rapid application development) environment produced by Borland for writing programs in the C++ programming language. It bears close resemblance to Delphi, and as a result many consider it to be a C++ version of Delphi. Most components developed in Delphi can be used in C++Builder with no modification, although the reverse is not true.
C++Builder includes tools that allow true drag-and-drop visual development, making programming easier by incorporating a WYSIWYG GUI design interface into its IDE.
Other popular visual RAD tools include Delphi, JBuilder and C#Builder from Borland, and Visual Basic from Microsoft.
C++Builder originally targeted only the Microsoft Windows platform. Later versions incorporate Borland CLX, a cross-platform development visual component library that supports Windows and Linux.
In 2003 Borland introduced the successor to C++Builder, a cross-platform IDE named C++BuilderX, which bears little resemblance to either C++Builder or Delphi. This product is aimed at developing large programs for enterprises.
Both C++BuilderX and C++Builder are distributed as various suites targeting different market segments, such as professional developers, enterprise developers, and mobile developers.
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