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From: S.Culverhouse@lut.ac.uk (Bizee Bee - Simon C.)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++
Subject: Microsoft/Borland C/C++
Message-ID: <1991Jun05.183949.2909@lut.ac.uk>
Date: 5 Jun 91 18:39:49 GMT
Reply-To: S.Culverhouse@lut.ac.uk (Bizee Bee - Simon C.)
Organization: Loughborough University, UK.
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 Hi,

 I have been programming (on a PC compat.) in C since 1986.  I started by using
 WordStar to write the source and compiling it with Microsoft C V.4.  Since then
 I have moved up to Microsoft C V.5.1 with QuickC included.

 I now use QuickC to prototype, and MS-C 5.1 optimizing compiler to produce the
 final code.  I am now considering taking up C++, as many people have sugested
 it to me.  Because of this, there are a couple of things I would like to know:

 1) What are the main advatages of C++ over C, are there any ?

 2) Are Microsoft bringing out a version of C++ in the near future ?

 I have experimented with Borland Turbo C++ on a friend's PC, to compare it with
 my Microsoft QuickC / Cv5.1.  So far I have been unimpressed with Turbo C++,
 especially with the environment.  Although the code I used, developed under
 QuickC, usually compiled first time, without any problems, on the Turbo C++, I
 found that it took longer to do so, and indicated that it was eating up memory,
 at such a rate, that if I had tried to compile anything larger, it would not 
 have coped.  It also looked to me, as though MS-C actually produced faster code
 especially with screen handling routines.

 In general I still prefer good old Microsoft C, and am relutant to change.  I
 am however open to suggestions and views on the two compilers, and would
 apreciate any mail from other MS / Turbo C users.

 Thank You.


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