When programming in C, I think it is far better to leave the compiler you use as a free variable. Program to a standard (C90 is sensible, because there are stil

When programming in C, I think it is far better to leave the compiler you use as a free variable. Program to a standard (C90 is sensible, because there are still compilers that only support this standard... including one from a small multinational in Redmond) and then you are free to use whichever compiler produces the best code. A similar approach applies to the standard library. Write to the language standard, and you are good to go everywhere. Though, I'm also dubious about using C90 for multi-threaded stuff given that there is no concept of threads in the language until C2011.