Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 08:53:33 +0100 (BST)
From: Andy Molyneux <molyneua AT cs DOT man DOT ac DOT uk>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Why are they so fat? (fwd)
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With regard to the debate over EXE-file size, I could point out that C++ 
is a language intended for large-scale software projects. It would seem 
rational that the compiler is geared towards this type of work. 
Note that if you compile a "plain" C version of the "Hello World" 
program, it is considerably smaller. About a tenth of the size, in fact.

- Andy

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