From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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On Mon, 03 Apr 2000 16:23:38 GMT, "AndrewJ" <luminous-is AT home DOT com>
wrote:

>Visual C++ is really the way to go with Windows programming,
>although several free Win32 compilers are gaining some fame (notoriety?).

Fame: Such as MinGW, which is another version of GCC.
  http://www.mingw.org/
Notoriety: Such as RSXNTDJ, a Win32 addon for DJGPP.

>It all depends on what *you* want to program.  If you want to
>write Windows software, have your hand held throughout the process
>(Wizards) and have a few hundred (assuming) dollars, get VC++.  If
>you just want to write hobby/hack programs, DJGPP should be fine.
>(I am not implying that DJGPP is only for hobby/hack proggies,
>just citing an example for the OP).

And if you want to develop Allegro games, get DJGPP and MinGW.
Thanks to Allegro, a simple recompile is generally all you need
to make a DOS game work on Windows.

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