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From: wilcox@wucs1.wustl.edu (Don Wilcox)
Subject: Re: TP IDE and BC++ IDE
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.135815.19679@cec1.wustl.edu>
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 91 13:58:15 GMT

>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 disagree.  I have spent the last 6 months working on Windows software.  I
started with MSC 6.00, and after growing old waiting for the compiler to
process my code, I moved to the then new BC++.  I can only complain that I
cannot do my work in enhanced mode.  Other than that, the productivity gains
from BC++ have brought me back near schedule.  A crock, this indicates to me
that you haven't really investigated the product.  Perhaps you secretly work
at Microsoft :-)?
>
>
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