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BIG "C" compiler cmp | the "scientific" facts ore out DW (Developers)

posted by rr Homepage E-mail, Berlin, Germany, 09.03.2008, 22:10

> - The excessive dominance / exclusivity of D prevents people from taking
> notice of other compilers

Duh?! It's "evil", because it's successful?

> - Supports C++

Why is this a minus? If you don't like C++, don't use it.

> - Itself bloated and messy, not easy to download, install and use

Sorry, but the DJGPP Zip File Picker is easy to use and you just have to unzip files to get DJGPP installed.

> - No 16-bit RM support

There's (outdated) experimental 8086 support at http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/16bit/.

> - It's OBSOLETE
> :crying:

Many people call DOS obsolete, but you still use it. So why do you care about? :confused:

> - No project goal, 2.04 beta has been pending for 5 years, nobody knows
> when 2.04 final will get out, if ever, and what it should offer then :-(

OK, but djdev204 works fine. DJGPP just lacks man power to lever a 2.04 final.

> + Supports C++

Why is this a plus for OW, but a minus on DJGPP?

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