From 7051257991272547477 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,d733139e7969f81d X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: f78e5,d733139e7969f81d X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-10-03 16:30:26 PST Path: bga.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!cs.utexas.edu!convex!news.duke.edu!zombie.ncsc.mil!gmi!msuinfo!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!warrane.connect.com.au!dc3.easams.com.au!iassf.easams.com.au!not-for-mail From: rjl@f111.iassf.easams.com.au (Rohan LENARD) Newsgroups: comp.std.c++,comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: How relevant is ANSI C++? (Re: Is STL a good standard?) Date: 4 Oct 1994 07:25:57 +1000 Organization: EASAMS (Australia) Pty Ltd Lines: 52 Message-ID: <36pst5$p4e@f111.iassf.easams.com.au> References: <36c5vn$9b8@serveur.cribx1.u-bordeaux.fr> NNTP-Posting-Host: f111 Xref: bga.com comp.std.c++:4737 comp.lang.c++:31493 Hi there, In article <36c5vn$9b8@serveur.cribx1.u-bordeaux.fr>, Alain MINIUSSI wrote: >In article , jason@cygnus.com (Jason Merrill) writes: >|> >>>>> James Kanze US/ESC 60/3/164 #71425 writes: >|> >|> Assuming, of course, that the compiler is written in C++. g++, for one, >|> isn't. Are there any others? > >Of course g++ is not written in g++ (all the people I known who have tried >to develop something "important" in g++ have: > - decided to return to C, > - decided to switch to ml, > - comited suicide (well, not yet but he is really depressed...) > - are looking for another compiler) Talk about flame bait. Anyone developing a commercial project without commercial support for their development environment is an idiot. The firm I work for has been successfully using g++ since november last year, but rather than wait for the latest FSF release, we purchased support and we get bug fixes from guys like Jason typically within three to five days. Try getting support like that from Sun, HP, et. al. BTW. I'm glad your sample space of all consists of just one person :-) It's good to see the experience base used to make those ridiculous judgements. > >|> > Apparently the implementors don't agree with me. I wonder if there is >|> > any relationship between this and the particularly low quality of most >|> > available compilers. >|> >|> "this"? etc..|> >|> I think that the low quality of most available compilers is due primarily >|> to the complexity and fluidity of the language. > >It's due primarily to the fact that the people who produce these compilers >should learn how to code. Oh get a grip Alain. Writing compilers is not an easy task, especially when the goal posts keep shifting. Regards, Rohan -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- rjl@iassf.easams.com.au | All quotes can be attributed to my automated quote Rohan Lenard | writing tool. Yours for just $19.95; and if you +61-2-367-4555 | call now you'll get a free set of steak knives ...