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From: bruce@ssc-vax.UUCP
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Subject: DeSmet C
Message-ID: <129@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 4-May-84 15:43:18 EDT
Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.129
Posted: Fri May  4 15:43:18 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 6-May-84 01:08:54 EDT
Organization: Boeing Aerospace, Seattle
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I too am very postive about DeSmet C.  I love it, and it works well. But--
(and there always is a but, isnt there?)  I always cringe when I get the latest
DeSmet Newsletter which lists all the bugs in my version which are fixed in the
new version.  On reading the descriptions of the bugs I usually wonder how I
could have been so lucky as to have avoided them.  I now have 3 such 
newsletters.

The latest newsletter extolls V2.3 but mentions that the the transcendental
routines (which are so slow as to be useless; ie, as slow or slower than
interpreted BASIC) will be speeded up in yet another future release.  So do I
update now or wait??? ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!

Since I have not used any of the competitors C compilers, I dont know if this
situation is unique to DeSmet or better (or worse) with other vendors.  But I 
am of the opinion that there is an element of "getting what you paid for" 
mixed in even though you do get a lot of bang for your buck.

				Bruce Stock
				Boeing Aerospace