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From: mark@drd.UUCP (Mark Lawrence)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: C++ Comparison in UNIX REVIEW
Summary: GNU wins by a gnose
Message-ID: <307@drd.UUCP>
Date: 8 Nov 88 15:47:02 GMT
Reply-To: mark@drd.UUCP (Mark Lawrence)
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Organization: in *this* company!?
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The November '88 issue of Unix Review includes an article which reviews
by comparison Oasys Designer C++, Oregon Software C++ and G++ from FSF.
Categories rated were Installation, Documentation, Implementation,
Environment, Error Handling, Support and Feature Set.  G++ was at a
disadvantage throughout because of the implicit assumptions built in to
commercial product review/comparisons and *still* won with an overall
grade of B compared to B- for the other two contenders.  Of special
mention was the volume and quality of documentation that came with G++.
I chuckled at the Profile boxes wherein prices of each were compared.

	G++	$175
	Oasys	$795 - $5000
	Oregon	$1900 - $12000

I mean, what's to choose?

	Mark