From: Brian Osman Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.os.msdos.djgpp,rec.games.programmer Subject: Re: The numer 1 compiler, DJGPP or MSVC Here's a good rating comparision Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 21:45:13 +0000 Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY, USA Lines: 20 Message-ID: <341714E9.F6CC2E67@rpi.edu> References: <3412BD25 DOT 1F30 AT mho DOT net> <5uuqci$15l AT sjx-ixn5 DOT ix DOT netcom DOT com> <34131883 DOT 29A3 AT mho DOT net> Reply-To: osmanb AT acm DOT org NNTP-Posting-Host: darkwing.stu.rpi.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Hi, I REALLY hate contributing to this retarded flame war, but this just sent me reeling... > Besides the Game Quake, professionals don't use free compileres -- I don't suppose you've ever actually worked as a "professional?" Or maybe played one on TV? Read an article about one perhaps? My employment this past summer (and most likely upon graduation) is at Clariion, a divsion of Data General. All our code is compiled with, you guessed it, gcc. My suitemate works at Rome Labs, where they also use, yes, gcc. Because of the reasons listed by other people, (portability etc...) gcc is the compiler of choice for MANY people, and is indeed used by "professionals." I haven't bothered to check, but if you go to www.cygnus.com, I bet you'll find GOBS of companies using gcc for serious, commercial applications. (Cygnus provides tech support licenses for gcc in locations like Clariion where a totally free compiler could be a liability.) Do a shred of research in the future... Brian Osman