Jonathan M Davis wrote:
Well, I expect that if you didn't produce a high quality compiler, you wouldn't have been out of business ages ago. In many ways, Microsoft's compiler is the de facto standard for C++ development on Windows, so you're going to have to do something to stand out if you want people to go with dmc. So, dmc pretty much has to be of high quality or it would be dead by now. Personally, I'd never even heard of you or Digital Mars prior to learning about D, and I'm sure that there are plenty of other C++ programmers out there in the same boat. Just because dmc isn't bigger than Microsoft's compiler doesn't mean that it's worse. If anything, the fact that it's still used in spite of Microsoft's dominance implies that it's actually better than Microsoft's compiler.
The compilers have always been different, and appeal to different programmers. A lot like DMC for its fast compile speeds, 80 bit long doubles, DOS support, source code comes with it, more personal support, smaller size, etc.
