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From: karthur@codas.att.com (Kurt_R_Arthur)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: C compilers: Opinions solicited
Message-ID: <1455@codas.att.com>
Date: 23 Dec 87 20:07:39 GMT
Organization: AT&T, Altamonte Springs, FL
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Keywords: C, Microsoft, Datalight, Turbo

Since the release of Microsoft C version 5 and Turbo C 1.5, I am going to retire
my old C compiler (upgrade is not a possibility) and purchaseone of the
following:

	1. Microsoft version 5

	2. Borland Turbo C version 1.5

	3. Datalight Optimum C (Version unknown).

Considerations:

	1. Price  approximate MAIL ORDER prices: 
		Turbo 		$ 57 (source for libraries $150)
		Microsoft	 265 (is source included/avail?)
		Datalight	  95 (is source included/avail?)

	2. MS-DOS Performance - faster the better (of course!)  Compilation
		speed is of (next to) no importance, but execution speed
		is imperative!

	3. OS/2 compatibility - I want to be able to write applications for
		all flavors of OS/2 (standard, extended and the 
		Presentation Manager using dynalinks, etc.) without buying
		another compiler.

	4. Libraries: small, medium, large, huge, graphics, etc.

	5. Debug environment is nice, but not necessary.

	6. Integrated environments without a command line interface will
		immediately eliminate a compiler from the competition (I
		have an editor I like already).


Experiences, comments, statistics, bugs, better prices (if known) are
appreciated.  If I get enough data I will post them to the net.

Thanks in advance,

Kurt Arthur
Software Services of Florida.