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- From: jhesse@netcom.com (John Hesse)
- Subject: Re: CSet/2 vs. Watcom C?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.041939.25929@netcom.com>
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- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 04:19:39 GMT
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- I haven't used the Watcom compiler, but I've used the C Set/2 compiler a
- lot (as a contractor for IBM) and I like it.
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- In my limited experience it seems to be solid and has a damn good optimizer.
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- I've compared it with Borland 3.1 in terms of speed: with the half-dozen CPU-
- bound programs that I've benchmarked, IBM C Set/2 beats BC 3.1 sometimes
- by a 4:1 margin. (I'm not sure 3.1 generates good 386 code ??).
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- My opinion is that the IBM Toronto group that developed the compiler did
- a first class job. Sadly, and once again, IBM does not know how to market
- PC software. The C Set/2 compiler deserves widespread attention and use.
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- It's the real thing.
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