Re: [Offtopic] observations about MSVC and win32compilers

From: Thomas Pedersen (classic@PODKAYNE.WESTNET.COM)
Date: 10/26/97


How about taking this thread to alt.misc.code.something.

Anyway, what I have to say is.....try running MSVC 4.0 on a 486 with
8mb of ram.....and what is the difference in price again?? *smirk*

> > >On Sat, 25 Oct 1997, Gary Barnett wrote:
> > >
> > >%Find In Files is a godsend.
> > >%Source Safe gives you real version control
> > >%Integrated debugging allows the program to automatically put you at the
> > line
> > >%that crashed.
> > >
> > >Uhm, essentially: grep, RCS, and gdb, except with pretty interfaces
> > >and less power.  Excuse me if I don't burst with joy.
> >
> >
> >   I find that the power of the compiler is in the power of the debugger.
> > Since MSVC 4.0, nothing has come close... getting tree views of
> > linked lists and all data under it is very helpful when stepping through
> > any code, and gdb doesn't cut it.
>
> I agree.
>
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