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From: clee2 AT envirolink DOT org (Chris Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Is DJGPP really suitable for beginners?
Date: 1 Jan 2000 06:50:53 GMT
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In article <386BE01B DOT 858A1910 AT address DOT in DOT message DOT body>, 
Email AT address DOT in DOT message DOT body says...
>
>Hi DJGPP community,
>
>Thanks for your help with my query a week ago.
>
>I chose to try DJGPP because it stated on the homepage that it was
>suitable for beginners and seemed to be quite established, so I haven't
>looked at any other compilers yet. However, there seems to be an
>inordinate amount of 'exceptions' to previous standards, different tools
>and a lot of flexibility, which no doubt make it popular to experienced
>programmers but does tend to make it overcomplicated to the novice (or
>at least me, anyway). Does anyone know of a more basic, freeware
>compiler that I could try? Alternatively, can anyone tell me why I
>should persevere with DJGPP?

What "Standards" are you moaning about? You're *NOT* actually whining that 
DJGPP isn't like the bullshit Mircosoft produces are you? If you want to 
learn C programing for Unix/Linux for instance, you're going to have one 
heck of a problem on your hands if you trying applying the crap Microsoft 
insists you must learn.


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