From:	James W Sager Iii <sager+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: help with DJGPP
Date:	Thu, 2 Apr 1998 07:57:24 -0500
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Just be careful about using your own compiler at home.
While C++ tries to be universal across platforms, very
small subtlies pop up from time to time. Its best to
use the standardized code your class is using. I remember from experience
that I did my code from home once. I got a B on the project and
was happy. So I did all the rest of the asssignments for the class
at home. Turns out due to some flunky error in the code it wouldn't
run on every case, and we didn't get feedback til the end of the course.
I ended up failing every homework with a 0 because they didn't bother to
check the code(cuz they were bastards :P).  Now even though I got a 100 on
the midterm, and did all the assignments, I finished that course with a D.
Clearly no an impressive grade if you're trying to transfer into the CS
department.  So thats an exrtreme example of what can go wrong if you
aren't careful. My advice would be to waste all your time on the
school's puters, or seriously take extra time t make sure the code works
as well as desired on the other machines. 

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