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Dale DePriest (daled@cadence.com) wrote:
: From what I have been following in this thread you have been given
: good advice for the most part.  I would like to add a few comments
: that may help you get on your way.
: 
: The discussion mentions Borland C++.  You may not know that this is
: also known as Turbo C/C++.  The Turbo version is adequate to learn on
: and is quite a bit cheaper.  The full Borland version provides a full
: environment for professional programmers.  The Turbo C can often be
: had inexpensively in the used market, going rate about $25, by people
: that are moving to C++.  Version 2 is excellent and supports all that
: you need to get going.
: 
: Of course if you want to think about things as objects you'll need to 
: grab Turbo C++.  In this case buy a new one.  You probably don't want
: the down level versions.  The Borland/Turbo products have an integrated
: programming environment that is excellent for beginners.
: 
: With regard to Fortran.  When you code in C you will find that some
: math expressions are not deterministic since the optimizer may rearrange
: things.  You may have to break the statement into pieces to get the 
: answer you want.  Other than that they should both be equally accurate.
: Fortran is probably easier to learn since you don't have to deal with
: pointers and scoping problems which are the most difficult C issues.
: 
: To speed up your learning buy a book that has an available disk of the
: programs in the book and then buy the disk.  It will save you lots of
: time.  Also read the manuals that come with the software that you buy.
: Don't buy used software without full manuals.
: 

BC++ and TC++ are not the same product at all. BC++ includes a better compiler
that has better optimization, and can also produce both DOS and Windows
programs. It also includes profiler and other tools not found in the TC++
products.

TC++ comes in 2 varieties. TC++ for DOS, and TC++ for Windows. Neither
product can generate programs for the other environment (ie, TC++ for DOS
cannot make Windows programs, and vice-versa). Ther compiler also does not
have the same optimization options as BC++, and does not include the other
tools like the profiler and such.

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