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wasn't the GNU C++ compiler an option at the time? GCC wasn’t usable for serious C++ applications at the time because hardware costs would kill you. The SPARCw
by goatinaboat 7y ago
wasn't the GNU C++ compiler an option at the time?
GCC wasn’t usable for serious C++ applications at the time because hardware costs would kill you. The SPARCworks binaries were so much better that the compiler licences paid for themselves 10x over (maybe more!) in the extra CPUs we didn’t need to buy. This was true up at least until the mid 00s.
Even today many people find it worthwhile to pay for the Intel compiler for the same reason.