RE: C++ Compilers for Windows, and a Good Book

  • From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:52:04 -0500

There is still a c++ compiler from Borland that is not out of date and
compiles some tight code but  the install program is about as accessible as
a java program in 64 bit.

Ken

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[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Littlefield,
Tyler
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:11 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: C++ Compilers for Windows, and a Good Book

bloodshed dev c++ was an IDE around mingw. Borland (AFAIK) is horribly 
outdated.
On 12/16/2010 2:57 PM, qubit wrote:
> I haven't used either, but there used to be a C++ compiler from Borland,
and
> also a compiler called "bloodshed".  Have these gone by the wayside? There
> was also a free one that used to be populer called dev++.  I haven't used
it
> either, just remember a lot of people were using them for a while.
> Lately only gcc and the Microsoft c++ compiler are being mentioned.
> --le
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Lee"<joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxx>
> To:<programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 3:29 PM
> Subject: RE: C++ Compilers for Windows, and a Good Book
>
>
> Hi,
> I used to use Borland compiler, but since installing VS2008, I use VS for
my
> projects.
> As for books, I read C++ Cookbook and Practical C++ Programming (O'Reilly
> Books). I sometimes read Steve Heller's C++ A Dialogue (when I just
started
> learning about C++).
> Cheers,
> Joseph
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kerneels Roos
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 4:59 AM
> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: C++ Compilers for Windows, and a Good Book
>
> Hi list,
>
> Apart from the MinGW suite and Cygwin that both provide GCC , are there
> any other compilers for C++ that you guys can recommend -- including
> commercial ones -- for Windows?
>
> Last week I read a few chapters from the classic Thinking in C++ book
> available from www.mindview.com, and I was reminded again what an
> excellent language C++ still is. The book is really very good and
> comprises 2 volumes covering a lot of ground.  C++ is not a simple
> language, with many, many features you can shoot yourself in the foot
> with, but that is the price of power, execution speed and flexibility,
> and maintaining compatibility with C (part of the design objectives of
> the language).
>
> Most of us will probably not code business applications in C++, but I
> would encourage any serious programmer to study it to gain a deeper
> understanding of how Java and C# solves many of the difficult areas of
> C++ programming. If you fully understand the language and all it's
> features I think you might be able to code amazing applications and
> API's that will run fast and efficient. You will also be able to
> appreciate the contribution that more modern languages have made to the
> world of programming.
>
> It will be very interesting to see what the future holds for C++. From
> what I can understand there seems to be an effort underway to establish
> a new standard for the language code named 0X.
> Regards.
>


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Thanks,
Ty

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