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From: eeh@public.BTR.COM (Eduardo E. Horvath  eeh@btr.com)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Lattice/SAS C
Message-ID: <342@public.BTR.COM>
Date: 29 Aug 90 18:51:23 GMT
References: <113@stbimbo.UUCP>
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In article <113@stbimbo.UUCP> jer@stbimbo.UUCP (John Ramspott) writes:
[ SAS C 5.10 stuff deleted ]

>OK, now the bad news. There is one thing that Lattice has done that needs to
>be fixed. They have not supported their C++ compiler!!! Hello SAS? Do you
>remember the product? It's a great language, and the original translator
>proved itself to be useful and fascinating. C++ is quickly becoming the
>language of choice, especially where GUI development is concerned. But there
>hasn't been a single update in 2 years. It is still based on cfront 1.1, which
>is now up to 2.1! I can get either a 2.1 compiler or translator for every
>platform but an Amiga, and that is very sad. The Amiga is an ideal candidate
>for C++ development. I for one don't mind it being a translator. I like
>being able to update the C compiler part independently of the C++ part. And
>after all, the AT&T product on which all C++ work is based is a translator
>too (unless this has changed recently). I want SAS to update their C++
>product, and treat it like a real product as they do the C compiler. Wake up
>dudes, the C++ market is GROWING rapidly. And yes, I will happily pay for the
>upgrade.
>

AMEN!!!  And please make CodePRobe recognize C++ source files!

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