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From: shebanow@Apple.COM (Andrew Shebanow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: C++ available from APDA for $175 :--(
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Date: 12 Oct 89 01:00:51 GMT
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I should point out that the C++ release includes an updated C compiler
with hundreds of bug fixes. This isn't something we're particularly
proud of, but it is there. As far as stability goes, I think you'll
find that Apple's C++ (even at b1 stage) is much more stable than
ANY other CFront 2.0 based product. We've fixed a lot of serious
bugs that AT&T missed in 2.0 final, we've gotten rid of a lot
of bugs which caused "core dumps" on UNIX and crashes on the Mac,
and we implemented a some C++ features that AT&T's version just shrugs its
shoulders on and says "sorry, not implemented".

By the way, I can now happily report that APDA actually mailed out the
first C++ packages today, so it is (finally) a real product!

Andrew Shebanow
Macintosh Developer Technical Support
Apple Computer, Inc.