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Subject: Re: What compilers are y'all using.

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 11:37:11 07/06/00

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On July 06, 2000 at 13:31:37, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>On July 06, 2000 at 07:10:08, Inmann Werner wrote:
>>On July 05, 2000 at 22:57:48, Larry Griffiths wrote:
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I assume most everyone is using a mixture of C, C++ and assembler for their
>>>chess programs.  I am having one heck of a time with getting variables aligned
>>>in the Borland C++ Builder compiler.  I tell it to align on quadwords, but the
>>>.asm output shows doubleword alignment in segments and align statements before
>>>variables.
>>>
>>>My question is:
>>>
>>>What compilers are y'all using for Windows chess programs?
>>>
>>>Larry :)
>>
>>I use the Watcom Compiler, and like it much:-)
>>Unfortunatly, Watcom has run out of fonds, and there will be no update, so I
>>will have to change to the MS Compiler (I own it too) and I hate it!!!!!!
>>
>>Werner
>
>Why do you hate VC?

Usually, it's just comfort zone.  I used Borland for a while, and hated VC.
Then I got used to VC and hated Borland.  A couple cycles of that went on, and
then I liked them both.

Once you get used to a certain interface and way of doing things, it is annoying
to have to endure the learning curve again for a new tool.



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