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From: mark@intek01.UUCP (Mark McWiggins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Summary: Should I upgrade Zortech C++
Message-ID: <252@intek01.UUCP>
Date: 2 Dec 89 00:27:05 GMT
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Organization: Integration Technologies Inc. (Intek), Bellevue WA
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toma@tekgvs.LABS.TEK.COM (Tom Almy) writes:


>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??).

*ahem* 'twas I ... No, a true compiler should be *faster in compiling* and
probably easier to debug, but the quality of generated code when using a
C++ translator then depends upon the underlying C compiler.  A translator
then gives you choice of the processor for which you generate code, as well:
8088 or 80386 or 34010, or whatever C compiler you have.

No doubt native-code compilers will come to predominate in coming years, but
for the moment Cfront certainly has a niche to fill.

And obviously I'm totally prejudiced on this point ...
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