From:	mschulter AT mach1 DOT mpu DOT com ()
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Subject:	Re: need advice on djgpp vs. Turbo C
Date:	19 Oct 1996 01:38:30 GMT
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Eli Zaretskii (eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il) wrote:

: On 16 Oct 1996, Marc H. Bryant wrote:

: IMHO, people who just begin to learn C might as well begin with DJGPP.  
: One of the main reasons for the above-mentioned steep learning curve is 
: prior experience with other DOS-based C compilers which do almost 
: everything differently.  If no such experience exists, I don't think 
: DJGPP is such a problem to begin programming C.

As a beginner, I would agree with Eli: the main challenge for a new
student of C such as myself is learning the language, and I find that using
DJGPP and Emacs gives me a 32-bit environment which facilitates this
process.

One work in progress is more documentation aimed specifically at beginners,
although I would emphasize that README.1ST and the FAQ are generally quite
readable and often entertaining.

An additional point: as the FAQ points out, to use DJGPP is to move into an
interesting world somewhere between DOS and UNIX. I must admit that that
was a major attraction for me, and it might not be for just any user <grin>.

In fairness, let me add that since my only experience is with DJGPP, I
may not be the best person to compare products <grin>.

Margo Schulter

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