Re: Which compiler for a learner of C?

On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:01:45 +0200, in comp.lang.c , jacob navia
<jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Richard Heathfield wrote:
jaysome said:

<snip>


Have you ever actually installed and used a version of lcc-win32?


Nope. I use Linux. Why would I need lcc-win32?

But until recently, despite never having installed it, I had a link to it on
my Web site, suggesting it as a free compiler that people might like to use
if they happen to be on a Windows platform. I removed the link recently
because, after reading what Mr Navia has had to say in comp.lang.c in the
last few weeks, I lack confidence that the compiler is a conforming C
compiler.

I am able to distinguish between my personal like/dislike for
a person, and his work, that should be judged independently of the

I believe Richard has made it more than totally clear in his above
comment that this is /precisely/ what he is doing.
--
Mark McIntyre

"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are,
by definition, not smart enough to debug it."
--Brian Kernighan
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