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From: jxf@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (Jerry Frain)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: C compilers
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Date: 1 Dec 89 05:56:19 GMT
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A while back, I posted a request for information about C compilers for
the Mac.

Thanks to everyone who responded.  You were a great help.

Nearly all of the responses I received favored THINK C, with a few
who liked MPW best.

The jist of it seems to be, if you like Unix, and do programming
in groups, MPW seems to be the best choice.

If you like the Mac interface best, need a good debugger, and
aren't willing to shell out the bucks for MPW, then THINK C
is for you.

I am currently much more of a Unix hacker than a Mac programmer,
but I didn't have the money for MPW, so, based upon your suggestions,
and the price, I purchased THINK C 4.0 last week.

[ I got it from MacConnection for $149 if anyone is interested ]

I must say that so far I am extremely satisfied with THINK C.  It is
a very nice development package.

I do wish there was an integrated assembler in it, I am not real fond
of inline assembly, and I would like to be able to add assembly source
files to the project.  But hey, one should rarely have a need to
use the assembler anyway with C.

Thanks again to all who responded to my query.

  --Jerry

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Jerry Frain                                  Kansas State University
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