Originally Posted by
oforshell
I think it is maybe ten or twelve years old so I guess "a few" decades means "about one."
So what? Lots of applications written in VC6 are being corrected and recompiled in VC6 and sometimes even new functionality is added and compiled in VC6. VC6 is relatively nimble compared to later VC realeases.
Lots of compilers fall victim to the "tick-box hysteria" i e adding half-hearted additions that competitors have so that system achitects can claim they've chosen the "the most comprehensive development environment." The OC IDE requires 60-70 MB, a bit more if the Fortran compiler is required. VC6, on the other hand, required one main plus several supplemental CDs. What does the latest VC IDE require, several DVDs?
In my experience, newer is not always better and often it is slower and more cumbersome.
As I recall gcc relaxes optimizations immediately before and after the inline code which is not the same as integrating the inline code seamlessly into surrounding optimizations (as OC does).