SLORES@umiami.miami.edu (Stanislaw L. Olejniczak) (12/05/89)
I am about to purchase Zortech C++, and I would appreciate suggestions on WHAT should I buy. Specifically, should I buy the Developer's Edition? I know I am interested in the compiler and the debugger, but I would appreciate comments whether the tools and library source are worth getting. My purpose for buying this system is more to LEARN C++ than to use it for new and grand projects - though it may come to that. I thought the library source could be useful to learn a trick or two. Also, if you have delt with a _realible_ dealer (mail OK) who carries Zortech, do let me know, please. Thanks in advance. ---- Stan Olejniczak Internet: slores@umiami.miami.edu University of Miami, FL USA UUCP: (temp void) gould!umbio!solejni SLORES@UMIAMI.BITNET UUCP: (?) umigw!gables!slores Voice: (305) 547-6571 FAX: (305) 548-4612 My opinions cannot possibly represent the views of anyone else!
chip@ateng.com (Chip Salzenberg) (12/08/89)
According to SLORES@umiami.miami.edu (Stanislaw L. Olejniczak): >I am about to purchase Zortech C++, and I would appreciate suggestions on >WHAT should I buy. Specifically, should I buy the Developer's Edition? > >I know I am interested in the compiler and the debugger, but I would >appreciate comments whether the tools and library source are worth >getting. I got the library source with Zortech 1.07 and I'm very glad I did. Sometimes you need a feature added to a library routine, and there's just no substitute for having source. Specifically, the disp_peekbox() function was much slower than disp_pokebox() for the same area of the same screen. Turns out that disp_pokebox() has an optimization for snow-free screens, and disp_peekbox() doesn't. Or at least it didn't have it, until I added it. See what I mean? -- You may redistribute this article only to those who may freely do likewise. Chip Salzenberg at A T Engineering; <chip@ateng.com> or <uunet!ateng!chip> "The Usenet, in a very real sense, does not exist."
tek@scotty.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Tom Klempay) (12/10/89)
<<In article 3071, slores@umiami.miami.edu writes>> > I am about to purchase Zortech C++, and I would appreciate suggestions on > WHAT should I buy. Specifically, should I buy the Developer's Edition? Zortech sent me an order form that is valid until Dec. 31st, and on it, the Developer's Edition was $450 (which includes compiler, debugger, toolkit, and library source). If you just want to learn C++, I would suggest the compiler, debugger, and toolkit. The debugger is very easy to use and will help tremendously (you won't have to use cout as your main debugging tool :-). The toolkit gives you source code and shows code examples in its manual. That will probably help you to see real-life C++ examples. As for the library source, if you're just learning, you probably won't need to do much dinking around with it. Of course, if you bought the compiler, debugger, and toolkit separately, it would cost you $500 (as listed on their pricing sheet), so you're better off buying the Developer's Edition for $450 (of course, IMHO, charging only $450 for all that is a steal for a product so good). I've always bought directly from Zortech. Their order number in the US is (617)646-6703. They've been pretty timely with my orders, too. Tom Klempay NCR E&M Atlanta tek@atlanta.ncr.com