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- From: Jeff French <jfrench@shentel.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.tools.owl
- Subject: Re: BC++ 5.0: send back or wait for patches?
- Date: 17 Apr 1996 02:44:23 GMT
- Organization: Shentel
- Message-ID: <4l1lu7$jhb@head.globalcom.net>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: eb4ppp10.shentel.net
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- "C.J. Scaife" <JOLTSWIFT@Athene.co.uk> writes:
- > 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 :)
- >
-
- Well...
-
- It almost sounds like you aren't doing any 32-bit Windows
- development (i.e. NT or 95) and I can't tell if you are
- using a 32-bit Windows OS (if you aren't you can't run 5.0
- anyhow, and you might want to consider just a 4.52 upgrade
- rather than a full 5.0 upgrade - I would think this would be
- a bit less expensive, I don't really remember what changes
- were made from 4.0x to 4.5x, that might be a good question
- for the Borland Customer Service Rep.).
-
- On the other hand, If you are doing 32-bit Windows development,
- there certainly are reasons to upgrade (especially if you use
- OWL) like support for Common Controls (something new to 95 and
- supported in NT 3.51), improved API encapsulation, and frankly
- to generally improved support for 32-bit development.
-
- You concerns are certainly valid and all is NOT well with the
- new Borland Compiler, however there already is one patch out
- for 5.0 (which took care of some (not all) problems that I
- was experiencing)...I can at least compile, link and edit
- resources (where without the patch a couple of these I
- wasn't able to do). I don't believe the first iteration of
- any of the new compilers was quite up to the job at hand,
- however eventually they do turn it around (hopefully quickly
- this time). Just remember...save often!!!
-
- By the way, if things get to bad in the IDE, just create a
- MAKE file and build your apps using your favorite editor and
- the command line compilers...they are still available...just
- a thought.
-
- Jeff French.
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