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From: cs551djc@iitmax.IIT.EDU (Daniel Ciarlette)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: RE Zortech problems
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Date: 1 Mar 90 17:06:44 GMT
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I also am a satisfied customer of Zortech.  I am happy with their products.
I think what Walter Bright was upset about was with the flame by the person
who took the time to post complaints to the net and didn't take time to read
the manual.  The v1.07 manual stunk.  The Zortech C++ v2.0 manuals are good.
They're easy to read and understand.  What happens when people see a multi-
week thread on "re: Zortech problems" is they tend to forget it's just as
good a product as others, it's just getting a little more attention because
it's a thread not because it's terrible.  I have not heard one compiler 
upgrade that went smooth for ANY company not just Zortech.  Walter Bright
reads and replies to people here.  That's more service then I get from 
Borland and Microsoft.  When Borland comes out with a C++ compiler I will
upgrade because I like multiple compilers around.  It helps me find my bugs
by running the code through both.

C++ isn't as easy to implement as a lot of people think.  Also, since 
everyone using Zortech C++ (almost) is learning C++ they can't tell the
Zortech bugs from C++ 2.0 weirdness from their own bugs.  Just look at the
Cfront bug listings.  Since AT&T's Cfront has bugs why don't we just say that
it's terrible, flame about it for a while and move to some other language?
I've gotten as good or better from Zortech as I have from other compiler
companies.  Walter Bright wrote a fine compiler and I use it a lot.
Some things could be better and I am sure they will be better.

Dan Ciarlette