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From: db@tc.fluke.COM (Dan Banay)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Problems of Zortech C++ v2.1
Message-ID: <1990Jul16.145027.1434@tc.fluke.COM>
Date: 16 Jul 90 14:50:27 GMT
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In article <31714@cup.portal.com>, Rick_R_Kitts@cup.portal.com writes:
> This is a story of me vs. Zortech 2.06.

The subject line says v2.1.   Which is it?

> I may never have seen this). Well wonderful. We do analysis of financial
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> data, and people generally get peeved when dollars randomly appear and
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Seems to me that you would want to avoid doubles when dealing with
financial data.   This is a very dangerous thing to do, and you should consider
using longs (i.e  150.25 is represented as 15025) instead.


> Happiness lives once again at work. I have thrown out Zortech altogether.

Too bad for you.

My experiences with Zortech C++ have been very good.  ZTC++ generates
*very* good code (up there with Watcom C, and other highly optimizing
compilers).   Version 2.1 fixes a lot of bugs and adds AT&T C++ 2.0 features
that were missing in 2.06 (e.g. pointers to members).  BTW, I just received
C++/Views in the mail last week.   From what I've seen thus far, C++/Views
combined with ZTC++ can reduce the "4 month learning curve" to 4 days (no
fooling).   In addition, it comes with a superb browser/environment for
developing Windows (and non-windows) code.  I plan to post a review once I play with it some more.

Dan 

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