MJLEPPER@MTUS5.BITNET (01/28/91)
I'm interested in making my own Windows applications, and I would like some suggestions about what compiler is best for the job. I use Turbo Pascal 5.5 right now, and I would like to continue to use Borland products, but if some other compiler is better suited to the needs, I would consider it. C++ seems to be the way to go, so what's the best: Borland, MicroSoft, or Zortech. Overall price is important here, so I don't want to have to spend $300 on a compiler, then $200 for the SDK. Please send me your opinions. Matthew Lepper mjlepper@balance.cs.mtu.edu -- Life is too confusing to think about. --
johnm@spudge.UUCP (John Munsch) (01/31/91)
In article <91027.132743MJLEPPER@MTUS5.BITNET> MJLEPPER@MTUS5.BITNET writes: > C++ seems to be the way to go, so what's the best: Borland, MicroSoft, or >Zortech. Overall price is important here, so I don't want to have to spend >$300 on a compiler, then $200 for the SDK. Please send me your opinions. I hate to burst your bubble but here's the way things are: Microsoft doesn't have a C++ compiler (they barely have a C compiler). Borland has a nice C++ but it doesn't (yet) do Windows. Zortech C++ does do Windows. Zortech is fairly reasonably priced (certainly cheaper than MSC 6.0) but not nearly as nice as the low prices I've seen for Borlands C++ 1.0 Pro. As far as getting the SDK for $200, I don't think so. Most places have it for between $335 and $350. John Munsch