The latest version of Symantec's C++ for the Macintosh environment adds PowerPC support for Apple's Power Mac computers. Release 8 ($399) is a PowerPC-native version of the latest 68K version of Symantec's Macintosh C++ compiler (release 7, which is included on the CD-ROM). The new integrated development environment and compiler require a PowerPC, so you can't build new applications on older 68K-based systems. However, the latest version of Visual Architect (an application generator) and the resource editors run on either 68K or PowerPC platforms.
Although Symantec provides development tools for both Windows and the Macintosh, it makes no pretense of supporting true cross-platform development. The two produc
ts separately follow their own life cycles.
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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