On  in a message to Brett Dubroy, Jerry McBride wrote:

BD> I currently have both CSet/2 and EMX, can anyone offer opinions
BD> on which is the better/more practical compiler to use, as well
BD> as supportive evidence?

JM> Cset/2 is, without a doubt, the better of the two compilers. To
JM> support my statement, I'll ask one simple question.

JM> What comercial software package have you seen that was
JM> compiled/written using EMX?

I see.  By that standard, you must think that Windows is a much
better OS than OS/2, since more commercial software is written for
it, right?

Technical excellence and practicality of use aren't the only
considerations companies look at when then decide which compilers to
use for their software.  They may not even be important
considerations if the programmers aren't the ones making the
decision about which to use.

For instance, I once worked for a company that refused to buy a
compiler that didn't come with an IDE.  None of the programmers used
an IDE for much beyond a "hello, world" level of program, if they
even bother to install it at all.  But an IDE was on the company's
"buzzword checklist", and compilers without one weren't even
considered.

The only way to answer the question "Is compiler X better than
compiler Y?" is with another question "Better for what?"


Ed Blackman

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