jon@runx.ips.oz (Jonathon Seymour) (02/28/89)
One of these irritating but necessary requests for basic info on C++ compilers and techniques. I am investigating the possibility of using a C++ compiler for an undergraduate electrical engineering thesis. The hardware I will be using is PC compatible. Some questions: Zortech C++. I have seen this mentioned all over this newsgroup. - Where would I find a review of this product? - What is its method of code generation? (i.e. is it *merely* a C preprocessor)? - Can the object files it generates be used with those generated by C and pascal compilers? (I know little about the details of the PC development environment as this question may imply) - Are there other alternatives in the same price range? - (Australia only: Is is distributed here? Who distributes it?) - Are there any religious fanatics about the place (Fortran programmers, for example) who would object violently if I bought this product? More generally. In a fuzzy-headed sort of way I am interested in applying object oriented techniques to problems of concurrency. I need some references. I have found one. A whole book on the subject "Object Oriented Concurrent Programming" by Yonezawa and Tokoro. Published by MIT Press. When I say found I mean I have found the reference, not the book. Is it any good? How about examples of multi-tasking kernels implemented in object oriented languages? Other references? jon. ---- Many thanks to all the kind people who replied to my Concurrent C message a while back. For those who are interested: Concurrent C is stable and has been implemented in a few UNIX/(UNIX-like?) environments but not in a PC environment.