ANSI C-compliant compiler (info req)

Andrew Koenig ark at alice.UUCP
Wed May 17 11:48:17 AEST 1989


In article <503 at bnr-fos.UUCP>, klash at hobbes.UUCP (Karl Klashinsky) writes:

>     We are having a small war (read: debate) on whether we should
>     develop in C or in our own proprietary language.  Opponents of
>     C argue that C does not provide proper type-checking of function
>     arguments.  I'm arguing that ANSI C would give us this, and more
>     (portability is important), but I need to be able to wave an
>     ANSI C compiler in their face and say "See!  It really does
>     exist!"

How about C++?

It's portable, provides tighter type-checking than ANSI
compilers, and it's available now.
-- 
				--Andrew Koenig
				  ark at europa.att.com



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