Re: Comparing Compilers

This is a good discussion.


The difference in speed of the compilation is vague too. If you compile
in 4 seconds instead of 4.9 seconds, I doubt that a human would see a
difference even if you plot 22,5 % of speed difference.


However, if you compile in 4 days instead of 4.9 days, a human would see
the difference (I know, compiling during many days isn't the best example).


The same remark for code size : who cares if you generate a code of 4.9
Ko instead of 4 ko. However, I think that many people would care if you
generate 4.9 Go instead of 4 Go.


>
> Regards
> GP
> ["Compare two compilers" is a uselessly vague assignment. You, or more
> likely the person who assigned you the job, need to decide what you care
> about. Quality of documentation? Responsiveness of the vendor to bug
> reports? Flexibility of debug features? Correctness of object code?
> Size of object code? Size of executable with libraries? Something else?


I would add the quality of the internal design too (in terms of software
engineering) and its portability.


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