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From: cgeisler@maytag.waterloo.edu (Craig Eisler)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Which C compiler: TC or MS?
Keywords: TC or MS C Compiler
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Date: 21 Sep 90 19:56:32 GMT
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Might I humbly suggest the WATCOM C 8.0 compiler/tools over either of those
choices.

The optimizer is as good as Microsoft 6.0 (only it generates working
code, as opposed to MS 6.0); as well, the compiler runs faster.

The linker is faster and smarter (and will soon support VROOMM technology)

The debugger is excellent, a far superior product to (gag) CodeView.
You can even debug 386-protect mode programs with it.

On top of it all, there are 386-protect mode versions of the compiler and
the linker; they just SCREAM on a 386 machine (compared to non-protect
mode versions).

I've used a number of different development platforms, and the WATCOM one 
is by far the best.

Just one lone voice in the wilderness,
craig
-- 
Craig Eisler, still hiding from the real world.
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.