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Article #2329Re: Which C compiler: TC or MS?
From: Craig Eisler
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 1990 19:56
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 1990 19:56
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Might I humbly suggest the WATCOM C 8.0 compiler/tools over either of those choices. The optimizer is as good as Microsoft 6.0 (only it generates working code, as opposed to MS 6.0); as well, the compiler runs faster. The linker is faster and smarter (and will soon support VROOMM technology) The debugger is excellent, a far superior product to (gag) CodeView. You can even debug 386-protect mode programs with it. On top of it all, there are 386-protect mode versions of the compiler and the linker; they just SCREAM on a 386 machine (compared to non-protect mode versions). I've used a number of different development platforms, and the WATCOM one is by far the best. Just one lone voice in the wilderness, craig -- Craig Eisler, still hiding from the real world. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!att!watmath!maytag!cgeisler From: cgeisler@maytag.waterloo.edu (Craig Eisler) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Which C compiler: TC or MS? Keywords: TC or MS C Compiler Message-ID: <1990Sep21.195632.17253@maytag.waterloo.edu> Date: 21 Sep 90 19:56:32 GMT References: <4641@feldspar30.UUCP> <4552@tuminfo1.lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de> Distribution: comp Organization: University of Waterloo Lines: 23