mike@nrl-ssd.arpa (06/16/87)
Jim; I recently (last week) purchased Borland's Turbo C. To put it mildly, I'm impressed. Yes, there are a few minor bugs in it yet, but I have yet to run up against any of them. Given Borland's track record with Turbo Pascal, and with their other products, I would not hesitate to recommend TurboC to anyone with a PC compatible. Besides, at $99.00 retail, and less if you shop around, how can you go wrong? I have found the documentation to be quite good, and the overall product quality to be high. --Mike Stalnaker mike@nrl-ssd.arpa (301) 258-5130
hogan@xanth.cs.odu.edu (Emmett Hogan) (10/20/88)
I know that this has probably been hashed over several times
on the net, so please forgive one more time. I am looking into
buying a C compiler for my IBM-PC compatible, I have noticed several
names mentioned (i.e. Borland Turbo C, Microsoft C, and Zortech C++).
What I am looking for is opions, facts, or just plain ideas of what
is the best C compiler for micros. Any help would be greatly apreciated.
Please e-mail all responses, if there is enough interest, I will post a
summary, but we don't want to start a "Net-War" over which compiler is
the best.
Thank you in advance,
Emmett Hogan
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Norfolk, Virginiadvu@houligan.encore.com (Dang Vu) (05/07/91)
Can someone tell me the difference between the C compilers available?? I'm looking for one, just to do simple basic C programming, looking for one I've seen the following: Turbo C, MS C, and Quick C. But why is quick C only about $60 and the others are around $300, what does the more expensive ones offer that the Quick C doesn't. Is it more libraries, a super-editor, a better compiler?? Could you send me some answers and suggestions of what I really need. Joe Sosa jsosa@encore.com
gordon@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (John Gordon) (05/08/91)
Quick C costs so little because it is only a compiler. Turbo C++ by itself is about $80 or $90, but add $80 or so and get the Professional package, which includes a Debugger, Assembler and Profiler. I would recommend Turbo C++ Professional.
jfv@cbnewsk.att.com (j.f.van valkenburg) (05/08/91)
In article <dvu.673625513@houligan>, dvu@houligan.encore.com (Dang Vu) writes: > Can someone tell me the difference between the C compilers available?? > > I'm looking for one, just to do simple basic C programming, looking for one I've > seen the following: Turbo C, MS C, and Quick C. > > But why is quick C only about $60 and the others are around $300, what does > the more expensive ones offer that the Quick C doesn't. > > Is it more libraries, a super-editor, a better compiler?? > > Could you send me some answers and suggestions of what I really need. > > Joe Sosa > jsosa@encore.com My personal favorite is Power C from MIX Software. advantages: large extensive manual Large Libraries ANSI standard IEEE Floating point $19.95 Source for Library - $10.00 BCD Business Math Available Available from MIX at 214-783-6001 Disadvantages No fancy graphic user interface ( command line method) Disclaimer I am in no way connected with MIX Software - Just a very satisfied customer. ------------------------ James F. Van Valkenburg a.k.a. "van" AT&T Attmail: !jfv jfv@cbnewsk.att.com Atlanta, GA. Voice 404-873-7920 =============================================================================== ---- Standard Disclaimers included -- Just another grunt at AT&T ---- ===============================================================================
ASAFCM01@ysub.ysu.edu (David M. Onder, Secretary) (05/09/91)
I have to agree with the Power C choice. Its cheap in price only! I have Turbo C, Turbo C++, Borland C++, and MC C as well. However, none of them were as cheap as Power C, and they seem to be very similar since most of my programming is ANSI compatible. David M. Onder YSU - Computer Information Center Analyst Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences Youngstown State University /---------------------------------------------------------------------\ : "To see the world through my eyes is | taint021@ysub.bitnet : : to see very little of the world!" | taint021@ysub.ysu.edu : : (Anonymous) | sronder@ysumax.macs.ysu.edu : \---------------------------------------------------------------------/
r3jjs@VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU (Jeremy J Starcher) (05/10/91)
In article <1991May8.030414.676@cbnewsk.att.com> jfv@cbnewsk.att.com (j.f.van valkenburg) writes: [ discussion of C compiler prices deleted ] >My personal favorite is Power C from MIX Software. > >advantages: > > large extensive manual > Large Libraries [other good stuff deleted] Just a few comments. Power C's libraries are almost fully system 5 unix complient. I port code btween UNIX and my PC quite often with no problems. The manual is worth the price of the software. It cover all the commands well and provides examples. it has become my standard C reference guide for all of my C work. > >Disadvantages > > No fancy graphic user interface ( command line method) No problem, in unix we just use 'cc [args]' instead of fancy tools anyways :) :) [ disclaimer deleted ] I am not a MIX stockholder either. I just consider Power C and the library source ($10.00US) to be one the best purchases I've ever made.-- --------------------------+--------------------------------------------------- Jeremy J Starcher ! No programmer programs in LOGO after reaching r3jjs@vax1.cc.uakron.edu ! age 14... r3jjs@akronvm.bitnet !
cosper@seq.uncwil.edu (cosper james kitchen) (05/12/91)
jfv@cbnewsk.att.com (j.f.van valkenburg) writes: >My personal favorite is Power C from MIX Software. < deleted text > >Disadvantages > No fancy graphic user interface ( command line method) For a few more dollars you can get a nice screen editor and EXCELLENT debugger that all tie together. Commands are executed with <ALT> <F-> keys from within the editor. I'm a student and got the package (compiler, editor, debugger, manuals) for around $33. Can't tell you how great the debugger is. >Disclaimer > I am in no way connected with MIX Software - Just a very satisfied > customer. Ditto no .signature file yet........ Kit Cosper cosper@seq.uncwil.edu
wollman@emily.uvm.edu (Garrett Wollman) (05/13/91)
In article <1991May7.205310.4708@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> gordon@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (John Gordon) writes: > > Quick C costs so little because it is only a compiler. QuickC costs so little because MicroSloshed considers it a toy compiler, for people who don't need even a close-to-properly-done compiler. Although the library is much better than the compiler itself. Still, there's not much use for QuickC. I use it occasionally to produce toy programs on my DOS machine. Real programs I do on one of the machines here where I have many megabytes of virtual memory (and about 450 MIPS) and GCC running on all of the machines. Where would this world be without GCC? (*) > Turbo C++ >by itself is about $80 or $90, but add $80 or so and get the Professional >package, which includes a Debugger, Assembler and Profiler. I would >recommend Turbo C++ Professional. I think that intro CS students here are required to buy this now. -GAWollman (*) Answer: without GCC, this world would have several competing commercial C compilers of similar quality. You decide which state of affairs is better. Garrett A. Wollman - wollman@emily.uvm.edu Disclaimer: I'm not even sure this represents *my* opinion, never mind UVM's, EMBA's, EMBA-CF's, or indeed anyone else's.
pjh@mccc.edu (Pete Holsberg) (05/14/91)
In article <1991May13.044023.12169@uvm.edu> wollman@emily.uvm.edu (Garrett Wollman) writes:
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=> Turbo C++
=>by itself is about $80 or $90, but add $80 or so and get the Professional
=>package, which includes a Debugger, Assembler and Profiler. I would
=>recommend Turbo C++ Professional.
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=I think that intro CS students here are required to buy this now.
Borland offers substantial discounts to students and faculty.
Yesterday, I received a mailer from them offering Borland C++ 2.0 for $100;
Turbo C++ (2nd Edition) for $50.
Those eligible can contact them at BorlandEd@cup.portal.com.
Pete
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