C Bergström <cbergst...@pathscale.com> writes: > Sorry I can't help, but +1 troll on this... > > On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 6:47 AM, Jeff Hammond <jeff.scie...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Serious question: >> >> What are your reasons for using a language that is 27 years old? Terrible >> compilers that have not been compliant with the current ISO C for 16 years? >> Because MPICH does it? >> > > Jeff - I work for a horrible, truly terrible compiler company > (sarcasm) and empathetically (sincerely) I don't think MSVC supports > C99. So just taking a random guess that it could be part of the > justification to maintain that level of compatibility.
I believe MSVC compilers have supported C99 for a year or more now. The only compiler I used on Windows that didn't support C99 was the MSVC for python: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44266 which maybe is a valid use case? I dunno.
