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- From: Shawn Talbert <shawnt@src.usa.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Borland vs. Microsoft
- Date: 17 Mar 1996 05:08:22 GMT
- Organization: SRC Vision
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- Rich Paul <rpaul@trcinc.com> wrote:
- >This question is flame bait, but I can't resist it. This is to
- >some extent a religious question, and tends to generate more
- >heat than light, so I'll say at the outset please limit flames
- >to mail, so as not to clutter the group.
- >
- >I personally would say that Borland C++ is the superior product.
-
- >They also supported exceptions first, exception specifications
- >first, RTTI first, etc, etc, etc.
- >
-
- I agree here. If your code needs to have strict adherance to
- the draft C++ standards, Borland is the one to choose. I
- would say that Microsoft has been trying to follow industry
- standards much more than they used to, but Borland is much
- more serious about compliance.
-
-
- Since the original poster said they were a student, it is
- worthwhile to note that you get more bang for your buck from
- the Borland 5.0 options (in the Developer's Suite, and the
- standard 5.0 C++) than the Microsoft (VC++ professional
- subscription and VC++ standard edition).
-
-