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- From: wong.yuk.wah%f18.n1000.z128@iconet.hongkong.net (Wong Yuk Wah)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
- Subject: Which C compiler?
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- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 18:39:00 HKT
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- Reply-To: Wong Yuk Wah <Wong.Yuk.Wah%f18.n1000.z128@iconet.hongkong.net>
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- Hi!
-
- I'm a beginner in C programming. Just having learnt the basic concept of C,
- I found I still couldn't write a *real* program. The ANSI standard doesn't
- provide the variety of functions that a usual program needs, such as text
- color, graphics, and that kind of interface stuff.
-
- So I'm facing a problem. The fact is that I'm using Turbo C++ 3.00 for
- learning purpose. There's lots of libraries helping achieve the desired
- effects, such as BGI. But BGI certainly won't be included in Microsoft
- C/C++ (not mentioning Visual C++ that I *cannot* use!). So I think
- switching from a C implementation to another is rather difficult. But what
- implementation should I choose? There are so many different versions of
- C/C++, like Borland, Turbo, Microsoft, Symantec, and so on. After I've
- made my choice, I want to stick to it. But the problem is which one I
- should choose.
-
- Can anyone tell me what is more suitable? By the way, I learnt from books
- that C is famous for its portability. How's the portability differs among
- the various versions? Thanks a lot!
-
- Regards,
- Wong Yuk Wah
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