Re: [Offtopic] observations about MSVC and win32compilers gone off topic

From: Davies, Nathan (DaviesN@AECL.CA)
Date: 10/27/97


I don't think that would cause any more problems than just running the
win95 on stated system.

Besides.  I have a pent-133 with 64MB ram.  I'm compiling the mud
through the dos window(nmake), not msvc.

>Nathan Davies,
>
>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.
>


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