Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 08:06:20 08/06/03
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On August 06, 2003 at 09:56:54, Dann Corbit wrote: >On August 06, 2003 at 00:27:34, ERIQ wrote: > >>I think they know about the speed issues and are trying to address them in many >>ways, maybe a better ? is when,(not if) will gcc be faster than microsoft visual >>c++. my guess is when they go to gcc64. > >My guess is that GCC will always be an excellent compiler worth having but that >it will also never be as fast as MS VC++. > >The .NET compiler is really excellent. > >Microsoft and Intel C++ compilers are professional compilers written by >professional people who have nothing to do all day but improve the compiler. >They get paid to do it. > >The GCC compiler is written mostly by college kids who have spare time on their >hands. It has more to do with it being a multi-platform compiler, and not just an x86 compiler. In actaul fact, some folks are paid to work on GNU projects. There are some at the FSF, for instance. MH > >It's actually miraculous that it (GCC) is as excellent as it is. > >If you are waiting for GCC to outperform MS VC++ or Intel C++, you are going to >have a very, very, very long wait (I predict). > >IMO-YMMV.
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