I'm not saying people shouldn't use the Visual C++ compiler. You probably need to use it to meet some ABI requirements. I'm just pointing out it's just not a very good compiler. It's something you suffer.
It's funny you mention that it's good at inline assembly. I've personally found it to be very bad, it's like a huge barrier to optimization and static analysis. It's more complex in GCC because you need to specify exactly what registers are affected, but at least it still inter-operates with the rest of the language pretty well. VC++ dropped inline assembly in x86_64 anyway.
I already explained why I asked you to give one example that is open-source. Because the other examples you and I could give are not code we both have access to.
Small disclaimer: I am part of the C++ standards committee, know a couple of the people behind MSVC, am a Boost contributor, and I am one of the founders of a company specialized in software optimization, in particular by designing domain-specific C++ tools.
MSVC is a terrible compiler, be it at standard compliance, compilation speed, diagnostics or optimization. Its standard library, despite the best intents of its author, is also full of bugs and is developed using fairly antiquated C++ techniques. Intel is fairly bad at compilation speed, and while it does well at optimizing some specific patterns of code, it is generally not as reliable as clang or gcc for the optimization of general-purpose code.
GCC and Clang are the reference, what other compilers should strive to be, and what sane C++ developers should use.
I never understood why a couple of GNU command line tools made it worth calling the OS GNU/Linux. If anything it's the Desktop Environment that should matter.
But he's right. Both the VS compiler and the build system are of poor quality and deliver very poor performance and scalability. Coupling your development environment and your building environment is of course a pretty bad idea. Nothing beats a text editor + a terminal.
Actually, most significant C or C++ projects are done without an IDE. It just gets in the way of project-specific tools and doesn't scale well for larger projects.
The real mystery is why do Americans think it's being mispronounced. Sorry to break it to you, but the proper sound of giga-.is indeed j. Even the US National Bureau of Standards agrees.
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I don't what that has to do with it. They use a real build system, not the IDE
I'm not saying people shouldn't use the Visual C++ compiler. You probably need to use it to meet some ABI requirements.
I'm just pointing out it's just not a very good compiler. It's something you suffer.
It's funny you mention that it's good at inline assembly. I've personally found it to be very bad, it's like a huge barrier to optimization and static analysis. It's more complex in GCC because you need to specify exactly what registers are affected, but at least it still inter-operates with the rest of the language pretty well.
VC++ dropped inline assembly in x86_64 anyway.
I already explained why I asked you to give one example that is open-source.
Because the other examples you and I could give are not code we both have access to.
You seem to be completely off topic there
Small disclaimer: I am part of the C++ standards committee, know a couple of the people behind MSVC, am a Boost contributor, and I am one of the founders of a company specialized in software optimization, in particular by designing domain-specific C++ tools.
MSVC is a terrible compiler, be it at standard compliance, compilation speed, diagnostics or optimization. Its standard library, despite the best intents of its author, is also full of bugs and is developed using fairly antiquated C++ techniques.
Intel is fairly bad at compilation speed, and while it does well at optimizing some specific patterns of code, it is generally not as reliable as clang or gcc for the optimization of general-purpose code.
GCC and Clang are the reference, what other compilers should strive to be, and what sane C++ developers should use.
All of which are pretty insignificant and have better alternatives anyway.
"grep" isn't really what makes an operating system.
Arguably a compiler is pretty important, but it is not tightly coupled with the OS at all, and clang is gaining weight.
Right. An implementation of the standard C library is what makes an OS now.
Commercial software is no exception (unless you mean iphone apps or shareware, but I'm talking about serious software here).
The advantage of open source software is that the source is open, so it's a example that talks to everybody.
I could talk to you about the experience I've had at many companies that develop C++ software, but we don't share that experience.
And GNOME isn't the only DE on what people call GNU/Linux.
Name one major open-source project where that is the case.
Natural language is both ambiguous and unprecise.
Converting it to a programming language forces you to be specific about what you really want.
Using computers is not something you learn in school. It's something you further every day as you use new tools and their documentation.
I never understood why a couple of GNU command line tools made it worth calling the OS GNU/Linux.
If anything it's the Desktop Environment that should matter.
Sublime Text, which is a simple text editor, is a better IDE than any other IDE out there.
But he's right. Both the VS compiler and the build system are of poor quality and deliver very poor performance and scalability.
Coupling your development environment and your building environment is of course a pretty bad idea. Nothing beats a text editor + a terminal.
Actually, most significant C or C++ projects are done without an IDE. It just gets in the way of project-specific tools and doesn't scale well for larger projects.
It contributes to the school's reputation.
And we also have plenty of research that claims we can use graphene to build computers.
Yet new processors are still being built with silicon.
Material sense is unlikely to fix anything.
How is nuclear power less renewable than solar panels made out of rare-earth minerals?
At least some forms of nuclear fuel are plentiful...
Germany can still buy France's nuclear energy, even if they decided to stop having nuclear reactors themselves.
The real mystery is why do Americans think it's being mispronounced.
Sorry to break it to you, but the proper sound of giga-.is indeed j. Even the US National Bureau of Standards agrees.
I just purchased a Macbook Air with max options, cost me 2,000 USD. Why would I swap it for 650 dollars?
It makes no sense.
If your post is any indication, apparently, you can't be atheist without being insulted.
Religion really is evil.