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- From: tdunnava@Neosoft.Com (Todd Dunnavant)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl
- Subject: Re: BC++ 5.0: send back or wait for patches?
- Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 21:24:45
- Organization: Exxon Production Research Co.
- Message-ID: <tdunnava.461.00156A3E@Neosoft.Com>
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- In article <317142CD.67D6@Athene.co.uk> "C.J. Scaife" <JOLTSWIFT@Athene.co.uk> writes:
- >From: "C.J. Scaife" <JOLTSWIFT@Athene.co.uk>
- >Subject: Re: BC++ 5.0: send back or wait for patches?
- >Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1996 19:24:13 +0100
-
- >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 :)
-
- First, note that the original user has 4.0, not 4.02. There were a **lot** of
- bugs in 4.0; going to 4.52 will be a major improvement.
-
- >--
- >Written by Chris Scaife.
- >Home page: http://www.Athene.co.uk/Joltswift/P1.htm
-
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- Regards,
-
- Todd Dunnavant Houston, Texas tdunnava@neosoft.com
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