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Compiler Site-License Proposal A presentation by J. S. Sumey October 17, 2001
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2 Presentation Overview the problem the solution the benefits
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3 The “Problem” Cal U CS students and faculty currently have a difficult time with C/C++ compilation on-campus lab computers faculty office PCs off-campus student PCs
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4 Why? – part 1 previous solution has worked well in the past, but no longer viable Borland Turbo C for DOS / for Windows pros: no “Windows overhead”, small executable, fits on a floppy cons: DOS-based is outdated, more difficult to use, neither are ANSI C++ compliant
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5 Why? – part 2 “current” solutions not a true panacea MS Visual C++ Large overhead, MFC-driven, not ANSI Borland free command-line compiler Works well, but students prefer GUI IDE
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6 The Solution Metrowerks CodeWarrior a worldwide, highly respected company well-established ed. support program tightest ANSI/ISO standards #1 cross-platform development suite across industry
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7 CodeWarrior multi-lingual C, C++, Java multi-platform Wintel, Mac, Linux, Solaris multi-target X86, PPC, Sparc, >12 embedded processors!
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8 CodeWarrior Philosophy one, single IDE across all platforms for all targets consistent, easy-to-use look-and-feel
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9 CodeWarrior IDE intuitive, highly-useful project manager supports MFC as an option colorized, syntax-directed editor meaningful error messages, can edit source code in compilation window powerful, intuitive debugger
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10 Benefits one IDE used across multiple courses students gain experience with current, popular development tool increases student’s employability and net worth to potential employers enhances department’s image
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