Re: What compilier for Windows?

From: Matthias Käppler (nospam_at_digitalraid.com)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 21:22:56 +0100

Mike Smith wrote:

> Given that the guy is a beginner, he may not understand the difference
> between a compiler and an IDE. Maybe it would be better to explain the
> difference than to browbeat the poor guy?

I'm not browbeating him. I'm just wondering why he seems to take it as given
that Borland and MS are better than anything else out there. I just wanted
to *subtly* tell him that the big ones are not necessarily the best ones.

(to original poster):
An IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is basically a set of tools
which form a complete programming environment for a given language. Like
Microsoft's Visual Studio. The compiler is just the backend which
translates a given language to another one (usually to machine code or some
form of intermediate language).

Regards,
Matthias

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