From: "AndrewJ" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp References: <38e7e696 AT usenet DOT rollanet DOT org> Subject: Re: Is it good? Lines: 20 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 16:23:38 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.42.120.18 X-Complaints-To: abuse AT home DOT net X-Trace: news2.rdc1.on.home.com 954779018 24.42.120.18 (Mon, 03 Apr 2000 09:23:38 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 09:23:38 PDT Organization: @Home Network Canada To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com > Hi everyone! I wanted to know if DJGPP is as good as the expensive C/C++ > things out there? Should I indeed invest the money? Thanks Your question depends entirely on your needs. DJGPP is indeed good, if you are writing programs for DOS. Or if you want to make programs which are portable between various operating systems. But if you want to write software for Windows, then DJGPP isn't for you. Visual C++ is really the way to go with Windows programming, although several free Win32 compilers are gaining some fame (notoriety?). It all depends on what *you* want to program. If you want to write Windows software, have your hand held throughout the process (Wizards) and have a few hundred (assuming) dollars, get VC++. If you just want to write hobby/hack programs, DJGPP should be fine. (I am not implying that DJGPP is only for hobby/hack proggies, just citing an example for the OP). AndrewJ