Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!pacbell!well!espen From: espen@well.UUCP (Peter Espen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: C++ Summary: New LightSpeed 4.0 release Message-ID: <13057@well.UUCP> Date: 8 Aug 89 21:29:51 GMT References: <11480@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> Lines: 27 In article <11480@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>, christ@tybalt.caltech.edu (Christian L. Keppenne) writes: > Hello everybody, > > I personally have a NeXT but am posting this one for a friend who > is about to get a IIcx and would like to know whether there is any > good C++ compiler available and at what price. I remember from my > experience of the Mac II I had earlier that lightspeed C was really > nice with its interactive debugger, and affordable. Is there anything > like that for C++ ? > I just received a notice from Symantec about the new release of LightSpeed C 4.0. An excerpt from the flyer reads: "The object extensions in THINK C support classes, methods, inheritance, and polymorphism. The source-level debugger transparently supports objects as well. And the THINK C Class Library gives you the building blocks to implement the standard Macintosh user interface, allowing you to focus on your application. The object extensions in THINK C are similar to Object Pascal as defined by Apple Computer. The syntax is based on C++, and is upwardly compatible with C++. " I hope this helps. Peter Espen espen@well