i m new in c language.plz tell me which compiler is the best GCC or Turbo c...?i m waiting
Nomi55 -3 Newbie Poster
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Jump to PostUnless you're forced by a very backward teaching institution to use Turbo C, or you're maintaining legacy code that must be compiled using Turbo C, GCC (a recent version) is very clearly better.
Jump to PostIf the OP is from India he may not have any other choice but to use Turbo C/C++ because sadly that's what is taught in their universities.
Jump to PostIf you are running on Windows and don't want to install Cygwin to get the GCC compiler directly, you can use MingW, which is an open source GCC implementation for native Windows applications. When it came out, TurboC/C++ was the bee's knees, but it is sorely dated now and not …
Jump to PostDani: Not just India. That's what I was taught to use too!
How long ago was that?
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deceptikon 1,790 Code Sniper Team Colleague Featured Poster
Unless you're forced by a very backward teaching institution to use Turbo C, or you're maintaining legacy code that must be compiled using Turbo C, GCC (a recent version) is very clearly better.
nitin1 15 Master Poster
use Dev C++ as the software to code your programs and you may use gcc as the compiler. I have very good experice with it. start using it. ;)
np complete 8 Newbie Poster
nitin1 15 Master Poster
yeah.. And one more thing i wana add: codeblocks is far better than dev C++ in GUI and usage also.
VatooVatoo 21 Light Poster
Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70 Team Colleague Featured Poster
If the OP is from India he may not have any other choice but to use Turbo C/C++ because sadly that's what is taught in their universities.
SoreComet commented: agreed +0
Dani 4,675 The Queen of DaniWeb Administrator Featured Poster Premium Member
Not just India. That's what I was taught to use too!
nitin1 15 Master Poster
i am damn happy after listeneing this from queen. ;) thanks dani. I also get hope for my success. ;)
np complete 8 Newbie Poster
If the OP is from India he may not have any other choice but to use Turbo C/C++ because sadly that's what is taught in their universities
Why is this an issue here ? There are several universities around the globe which uses turbo C/C++. Use of Turbo C/C++ doesn't has any one to one correspondence with the geographical location.
Neild commented: Very true +0
Ancient Dragon 5,243 Achieved Level 70 Team Colleague Featured Poster
Why is this an issue here ?
India is the only place where I've read that complaint at DaniWeb over the past 8 years. I wasn't trying to make it an "issue", just a passing comment.
rubberman 1,355 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso Featured Poster
If you are running on Windows and don't want to install Cygwin to get the GCC compiler directly, you can use MingW, which is an open source GCC implementation for native Windows applications. When it came out, TurboC/C++ was the bee's knees, but it is sorely dated now and not particularly standards compliant. GCC is a leader in standards compliance, hence portability.
iamthwee
In fact most universities in the UK use turbo c as well.
Well, at least when I was a freshman, I knew a few compusci students and they had to use turbo c for their c applications.
TBH, it isn't all that bad, the main gripe is the bastardised use of c++ and iostream.h, which was really only used to support cout and cin statements.
But using turbo c for just c is not a bad idea when teaching students, and the graphics library was probably one of the key reasons why it is used.
WaltP 2,905 Posting Sage w/ dash of thyme Team Colleague
Dani: Not just India. That's what I was taught to use too!
How long ago was that?
nitin1 commented: nice question ;) +2
Nomi55 -3 Newbie Poster
thanks to replying me now using code::blocks feeling easy and comfortable while writting a code....
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