Alexei Syrovatkin � 1996, 1997

Absoft C/C++ SDK - is contains everything necessary to develop C or C++ stand-aloneclickable Macintosh applications or MPW tools. Absoft C/C++ SDK was designed for serious C/C++ development and includes features and functionality unavailable from any other Macintosh language vendor. Borland C++ - The most productive C++ for Windows 95, NT, 3.1, & DOS. Comeau C++ - is a command line driven C++ compiler that generates C as its object code. Note closely that this is not preprocessing, but compiling. The Comeau 4.0 front-end first does full "C-style" preprocessing, as usual. From that translation unit, the Comeau 4.0 front-end compiler proper then does full syntax, semantic and error checking. The input C++ program is translated into a machine independent intermediate language (IL). For its code generation phase, Comeau 4.0 only considers the intermediate form (IF). It processes the IF and then translates it into C language source code. Note then that a C compiler is needed only for machine dependent native object code generation. The C compiler provided by your UNIX manufacturer will work with the Comeau C++ 4.0 front-end on the platform you have purchased Comeau C++ 4.0 on, as they have been tested together. DJGPP - is a complete 32-bit C/C++ development system for Intel 80386 (and higher) PCs running DOS. It includes ports of many GNU development utilities. The development tools require a 80386 or newer computer to run, as do the programs they produce. In most cases, the programs it produces can be sold commercially without license or royalties. High C/C++ - Intel, PowerPC versions, offers professional developers the necessary tools for building efficient and portable software optimized for maximum performance on industry-standard processors. High C/C++ tools produce machine language that is compact, efficient, and some of the fastest executable code in the industry. HI-TECH C - is not just a C compiler; it is a complete development system for C and assembler code. It integrates a powerful C compiler, producing code to rival hand-written assembler, a full-featured macro assembler for those occasions when you absolutely must program one instruction at a time, a remote debugger for running and debugging your code in your own hardware, without the expense of an in-circuit emulator, all tied together with a fast, flexible programming environment that lets you produce working code in less time than ever. Objective-C syntax is a superset of standard C syntax, and its compiler works for both C and Objective-C source code. The compiler recognizes Objective-C source files by a ``.m'' extension, just as it recognizes files containing only standard C syntax by a ``.c'' extension. The Objective-C language is fully compatible with ANSI standard C. Objective-C can also be used as an extension to C++. At first glance, this may seem superfluous since C++ is itself an object-oriented extension of C. But C++ was designed primarily as ``a better C,'' and not necessarily as a full-featured object-oriented language. It lacks some of the possibilities for object-oriented design that dynamic typing and dynamic binding bring to Objective-C. At the same time, it has useful language features not found in Objective-C. When you use the two languages in combination, you can assign appropriate roles to the features found in each and take advantage of what's best in both. Optima++ - The RAD new way to build applications in C++ Optima++ makes C++ power more accessible. You'll find learning C++ much easier with Optima++ than with traditional C++ tools. Wizards and drag-and-drop programming techniques help you become productive immediately. If you're experienced with C++, you'll see a dramatic increase in productivity. Optima++ lets you take advantage of a vast array of third-party tools, C++ class libraries, and existing ANSI standard C and C++ code. Power C - is an ANSI compatible C compiler for DOS that requires very few resources. It can be installed in less than 1 Meg of disk space and will run on any PC that runs DOS 2.0 or later. It is compatible with CPUs from the 8088 through the latest Pentiums�. Power C combines high-performance software with superb documentation, all for less than the price of most C books alone. SGMLC - is an event-driven implementation of a major subset of the C programming language. It has been designed specifically for processing SGML documents, and the events which are recognised are those which may occur within a system when processing SGML documents; before, during and after the loading of individual documents. Symantec C++ - is a powerful development system that provides the fastest tools for developing applications for Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1, and DOS. V - is a portable C++ GUI Framework intended to develop a wide variety of applications on different graphical interface platforms. It is very complete and suitable for a large majority of custom GUI applications. Applications developed using V will have the look and feel of the native platform, yet will be portable across platforms. VIP-C 2.0 - is the first rapid application development system for creating complete Macintosh programs in standard ANSI C. VIP-C's revolutionary integrated design, application framework, integrated resource editors, integrated Form editor, interface event dispatcher, powerful high-level functions, on-line access to all Mac Toolbox calls, and intelligent debugger make it possible for anyone to create 68K and native Power Macintosh applications. Visual Age for C++ - is a powerful C++ development environment that combines visual programming with robust professional development tools and a comprehensive set of object building blocks in the IBM Open Class Library. Visual C++ - is the development tool to lead professional C++ developers into the next generation of business process reengineering. Watcom C/C++ - version 10.6 delivers significant enhancements including improved Windows 95 support and upgraded support for the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) libraries. Watcom C/C++ now also includes the Win32 SDK. For Windows 95 and Windows NT developers, Watcom C/C++ supports MFC version 3.2. For 16-bit Windows programmers, Watcom C/C++ supports MFC version 2.52B. Significant MFC changes include new TCP/IP support via Windows Sockets classes, MAPI support for programming mail applications, and support for the Windows Common Controls found in Windows NT 3.51 and Windows 95.