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From: toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Summary: Should I upgrade Zortech C++
Message-ID: <6427@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM>
Date: 29 Nov 89 16:07:29 GMT
Reply-To: toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.
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Well, I wasn't exactly flooded with responses, three to be exact.

One promoted his companies C++ front end (Intek C++, $495), which is fine
but I am really interested in a true compiler (which should be able to
generate better code??).

The second said to "watch Borland", but that the might not be fully C++
compatible. That is my fear -- Borland likes to set their own standards.

The third said to look at the c++ newsgroup. I did that, searching for
any postings mentioning "Zortech". My impression is that version 2.0 is
buggier than 1.07!

So with no positive inputs from anywhere, and a bunch of negatives, I have
decided to wait it out for Borland and/or Microsoft.  I might also consider
JPI's rumored C++, as I am very impressed with their Modula-2.

I should have known. My long standing rule is "Never buy any version '.0'
software," and *all* of the Zortech releases have been '.0'.

Tom Almy
toma@tekgvs.labs.tek.com
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