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From: demillo@porter.geo.brown.edu (Rob DeMillo)
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Subject: Re: TP IDE and BC++ IDE
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Date: 24 Apr 91 21:33:28 GMT
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In article <6445@bwdls58.bnr.ca> mlord@bwdls58.bnr.ca (Mark Lord) writes:
>In article <1991Apr8.114055.26550@qut.edu.au> drift@qut.edu.au (Glenn Wallace) writes:
><Borland had a roadshow on here last Friday (yes even out in the bush!)
><A friend got some brochures of TP for Windows, as well as BC++.
><I notice that the IDE for TP (or at least the editor) is a Win App.
><BC++ does not appear to be.
><Is this the case?
>
>BC++ can run in windows, like most other DOS programs.  It comes with a
>protected mode version (BCX) as well as a "regular" version (BC).  The linker
>and assembler also have protected mode versions included.  A much more rounded
>package than TP.

I'm quickly coming to the conclusion that BC++ for Windows
is a crock. It a great C++ compiler, but as a windows application
builder, its pretty useless. Calling it a much more rounded
package...I dunno.

Keep in mind that none of my complaints would be valid
if Borland didn't (a) tout BC++ as a windows applications builder, and
(b) pull a Microsoftian move like raising the price a few hundred percent.
If you have tried to do windows programming with it, you'll
know what I mean...the compile cycle is slow, flipping back and
forth between DOS full screen mode and Windows to use their IDE
is obnoxious..the only thing that I really liked about it 
is the resource construction kit...and *they* didn't
even write it.

I dunno...save your money. Anyone know
about Zortec C++ combined with C++ Views?


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