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- From: damian@sup.de (Damian Gruszka)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Any opinions on Watcom C++ technology?
- Date: 27 Mar 1996 10:19:57 GMT
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- In article <4j98js$bqk@ubszh.fh.zh.ubs.com>, ian.johnston@ubs.com says...
- >
- >In article <4j2iqq$1mcu@darkwing.cadvision.com>, bradc@arendeec0.com
- (Brad Churchill) writes:
- >|> I am currently a PowerBuilder developer who has had to resort to C++
- on occaision
- >|> for speedy functionality. I have liked it but have not had the time
- to really
- >|> dig into the language.
- >|>
- >|> With the future release of Optima ++ (Watcom's C++ Delphi killer) I
- have since begun
- >|> spending time looking more closely at the tool. However, I do not see
- any comments
- >|> on Watcom in these forums. I have been told by a number of other
- developers that
- >|> Watcom has made a super C++ compiler for years. If so why is nobody
- using it, and if they
- >|> are, why are they not talking about it?
- >|>
- >|> Some feedback as to the general opinion of this flavour of the
- technology would be very
- >|> much appreciated.
- >
- >A C++ "Delphi killer" sounds interesting. Where can I get more
- information?
- >
- >As regards Watcom's C++ compilers, my experience has not been good. The
- >compiler has just enough bugs in it to make it difficult to work with.
- For
- >example, in a library that builds with Borland, MS and Watcom, by far the
- >most workarounds have been necessary for the Watcom compiler.
- >
- >And although the compiler blows the socks off the Borland and MS
- compilers
- >for speed of generated code in small benchmarks, eg calling a function in
- >a loop, my experience is that Watcom code doesn't run any faster than
- >MS code in a larger app. In particular, the Watcom I/O library code is
- >slow.
- >
- >In addition, I have had very bad experiences with Watcom tech support;
- >although I know others have had better experiences.
- >
- >If they produced some sort of "Delphi killer" into which you could plug
- >any compiler, that would be very interesting...
- >
- >Ian
- >
- I used Watcom 8.5 (? I think ) the 9.5 for NetWare developing. Now I
- program with BC++ 4.52 (Dos/Windows) . Recently I tried to switch to WC++
- 10.5 and I am back at BC++. The WC++ 10.5 generates perhaps the most
- bugous code since BC++ 4.5. (for example: defining procedures with
- ellipses).
-
- My others expiriences with big application were as described above.
- In 16 bit version is the assembler interface very difficult as well
- ( not in 32Bit with stack calls ).
- But for multi platform projects it is the best choice.
- Damian
-
-