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I truly enjoy compiler bashing.  Even if its my own (Intermetrics) compiler,
I enjoy it if it's well done.

Customer service, reliability, and continuous improvement are very important
in compiler selection.  You cannot find out about it from the vendor.  Though
they may not deliberately lie, they will certainly have blind spots regarding
their own faults.  Discussion on the net is one reasonable source of
independent assessment of vendor support.

However, I note that nearly all the bashing has been directed at Verdix.  To
the best of my knowledge, they are not the worst, and none of the other
vendors are perfect.  So, my plea is for some bashing of other compilers
as well.  Lets get ALL the dirt out in the open.

Mike Ryer
Intermetrics