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- From: "C.J. Scaife" <JOLTSWIFT@Athene.co.uk>
- Subject: Re: BC++ 5.0: send back or wait for patches?
- Message-ID: <317142CD.67D6@Athene.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 19:24:13 +0100
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- Organization: JoltSwift Ltd.
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- Johannes Stahl wrote:
- >
- > stefan@burli.com (Stefan Ellis) wrote:
- >
- > >As a BC++ 4.0 user, I sent in the upgrade coupon for BC++ 5.0.
- > >Needless to say, the general feeling in this newsgroup towards 5.0 is
- > >discouraging. Should I return 5.0 (when I get it) in the hopes of an
- > >improved 5.1, or is it reasonable to expect that upcoming patches will
- > >resolve most of the problems? As a 4.0 user, I am also wondering if
- > >the jump to 4.52 is reason enough to keep the CD.
- >
- > I do not know about 5.0, but i recommend strongly that you upgrade
- > form 4.0 to 4.52.
- >
-
- I strongly disagree with this statement. I couldn't find any
- improvements in the compiler only lots of changes in the IDE and a whole
- new learning curve, so I sent it back and am using version 4.02 quite
- hapily. With the money I saved I also bought Symantec C++ which I am
- beginning to like more and more :)
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- Written by Chris Scaife.
- Home page: http://www.Athene.co.uk/Joltswift/P1.htm
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