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From: brothers@jetsun.WEITEK.COM (bill brothers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Subject: Re: Best C Compiler
Message-ID: <887@jetsun.WEITEK.COM>
Date: 16 Mar 90 16:13:22 GMT
References: <1722@geocub.greco-prog.fr>
Reply-To: brothers@jetsun.WEITEK.COM (bill brothers)
Organization: WEITEK, Sunnyvale CA
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In article <1722@geocub.greco-prog.fr> gaborit@geocub.greco-prog.fr (Laurent Gaborit) writes:
>
>I am going to purchase a C compiler that should allow me to do
>heavy programming and large programs (~ 3000 - 10000 lines)
>Can you share your experience and give me drawbacks and advantages of
>the well-known : Borland Turbo C, Microsoft C5.1 or Quick C, Zortech C++,
>and other beasts...

I would seriously check out a professional grade programming environment
such as Metaware... Also keep in mind that most folks will be migrating
to ANSI pseudo-standards. I use TurboC for most of my quicky "generate
a quick pgm" stuff, but use Metaware or Microway for anything that is
going to a customer.