From: Chris Thomas <chris@...>
Date: 2003-11-17T07:00:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Microsoft's C/C++ compiler freely available


On Nov 15, 2003, at 9:27 PM, Daniel Carrera wrote:

> I don't use MinGW for the simple reason that I don't use Windows.  My
> comments and my views come from gcc under Linux, Solaris and AIX.  
> Under
> these systems, gcc is fantastic.  Certainly better than the Sun 
> compiler.
> I find it easier to use, and much more dependable.

That may not be difficult. Historically, Unix vendor compilers have 
tended to suck. IMHO, GCC is adequate. I wouldn't call it "fantastic." 
They're working on it, however. Each release is an improvement.

Chris