What Does Visual C++ (VC++) Mean?
Visual C++ is part of the general “C suite” of programming languages often used for many different types of development projects. The full name of the product is Microsoft Visual C++, which is sometimes abbreviated as MSVC or VC++.
Techopedia Explains Visual C++ (VC++)
Microsoft calls Visual C++ an integrated development environment (IDE) tool to complement C, C++ and C++/CLI programming. It is a commercial software with a free version available. Visual C++ contains various code base handling tools and development tools for use with the Microsoft Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) and the Microsoft .NET platform.