RE: [Dev-C++] Dev-C++ 5 Beta 2 / Win98

[Ioannis V. <no...@ho...>]

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> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 12:36 PM
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> Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] Dev-C++ 5 Beta 2 / Win98
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> On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 04:53, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> > I know it is a religious issue, but what do you think of the idea to
> > write Dev-C++ in C++? I guess more people would help to its 
> development
> > (also check Kernighan's text "why i do not like pascal").
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Ioannis
> > 
> 
> I don't think that's a good idea.
> There's no good free RAD tool for C++ (we don't feel like paying for
> Borland C++ Builder or M$VC++).

I guess you are refering to DELPHI 6 personal edition. Isn't there an
equivallent C++ Builder 6 or 5 edition?



> Delphi and Object Pascal are good, so why use something else?

I hate pascal myself too (except of Kernighan) but my main thought is
that Dev-C++ written inn C/C++ would have the whole community to provide
some code (C or C++, C++ can interoperate with C using the extern "C"
declaration). So imagine all that code everyone would provide even if it
was some small detail/routine or bug fixes. The result would be
tremendous.



> If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

It would be less broken i guess (but still it is a good program).




Ioannis

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