I have to say you're probably exaggerating your case. I think you're just being lazy to an extent.
I'll just say - the most frequent programs that give me a headache because I can't get them working or it takes a lot of time, is cross-platform, linux apps.
I'd rather have to be forced to restart than mess around with apps I can't get working right.
Originally Posted by Adak
io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
Originally Posted by Salem
You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.
Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.
I'd rather have to be forced to restart than mess around with apps I can't get working right.
Precisely. You can't get it to work right.
But... rtfm makes everyone smarter.
Originally Posted by brewbuck: Reimplementing a large system in another language to get a 25% performance boost is nonsense. It would be cheaper to just get a computer which is 25% faster.