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		nkozyra on Nov 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Next C compiler is a D compiler: Introducing DMD's... It's fair to say that Walter is best known for his work with D rather than his work with C++, though.

krylon on Nov 3, 2022 [–]

Depends on how old you are. ;-)

benreesman on Nov 3, 2022 | | [–]

Indeed. He was a legend a long time before there was a D programming language.

a9h74j on Nov 3, 2022 | | [–]

Yes, Zortech C++: about 1991 IIRC. If this was not the first commercial compiler available on Windows, it was one of them.

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