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What is the main reason you choose to use a particular compiler over another?   [Edit]

Survey period: 12 Oct 2009 to 19 Oct 2009

Which one of these is the most important when it comes time to compile your carefully crafted code?

OptionVotes% 
Runtime performance - I need the fastest performing code possible10611.19
Support legacy - As long as it won"t break compatibility running on older hardware, I'll take it373.91
Price - I use whatever I can afford555.81
License - I can't be limited by licensing issues, there's work to do262.75
Speed of Compilation - I don't have time to wait around all day for my code to compile293.06
Tools interoperability - If it doesn"t seamlessly work with my other tools, then it's got to go9710.24
Usability - I just want something that is going to be easy to use so that I can get my job done as quick as possible25827.24
Choice? What choice? I just use what my company tells me to use32334.11
I don't use a compiler for my work.161.69



 
GeneralRe: What choice does a .NET developer have? Pin
SalarSoft13-Oct-09 7:09
SalarSoft13-Oct-09 7:09 
GeneralRe: What choice does a .NET developer have? Pin
BillWoodruff16-Oct-09 1:52
professionalBillWoodruff16-Oct-09 1:52 
GeneralStandard compliance - Debug / Test features - Version control integration Pin
Davide Zaccanti12-Oct-09 5:38
Davide Zaccanti12-Oct-09 5:38 
GeneralRe: Standard compliance - Debug / Test features - Version control integration Pin
Stephen Hewitt12-Oct-09 21:34
Stephen Hewitt12-Oct-09 21:34 
GeneralWhat choice? Pin
Nemanja Trifunovic12-Oct-09 3:23
Nemanja Trifunovic12-Oct-09 3:23 
JokeRe: What choice? Pin
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar12-Oct-09 23:42
Vasudevan Deepak Kumar12-Oct-09 23:42 
GeneralOther Reasons Pin
KramII11-Oct-09 23:44
KramII11-Oct-09 23:44 
GeneralStandards Compliance PinPopular
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe11-Oct-09 22:36
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe11-Oct-09 22:36 
....the glaringly obvious missing choice. D'Oh! | :doh:

I'd also suggest that a lot of devs don't choose the compiler itself, but use whatever came with their IDE of preference (no matter how crufty and 'orrible it is. Yes, I'm loooking at you, VC6...).

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GeneralRe: Standards Compliance Pin
Gary Wheeler12-Oct-09 0:24
Gary Wheeler12-Oct-09 0:24 
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Anna-Jayne Metcalfe12-Oct-09 0:46
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe12-Oct-09 0:46 
GeneralRe: Standards Compliance Pin
Gary Wheeler12-Oct-09 0:48
Gary Wheeler12-Oct-09 0:48 
GeneralRe: Standards Compliance [modified] Pin
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe12-Oct-09 1:20
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe12-Oct-09 1:20 
GeneralRe: Standards Compliance Pin
Cristian Amarie17-Oct-09 20:24
Cristian Amarie17-Oct-09 20:24 
GeneralRe: Standards Compliance Pin
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe17-Oct-09 21:51
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe17-Oct-09 21:51 
GeneralRe: Standards Compliance Pin
Vikram A Punathambekar13-Oct-09 4:04
Vikram A Punathambekar13-Oct-09 4:04 
GeneralRe: Standards Compliance Pin
Gary Wheeler13-Oct-09 4:16
Gary Wheeler13-Oct-09 4:16 
GeneralRe: Standards Compliance Pin
Stephen Hewitt12-Oct-09 21:36
Stephen Hewitt12-Oct-09 21:36 
GeneralRe: Standards Compliance Pin
peterchen15-Oct-09 2:21
peterchen15-Oct-09 2:21 
GeneralRe: Standards Compliance Pin
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe15-Oct-09 23:18
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe15-Oct-09 23:18 
GeneralStability Pin
Corinna John11-Oct-09 22:18
Corinna John11-Oct-09 22:18 
GeneralVoting for more-than-one vs Poundstone's Book Pin
pg--az11-Oct-09 21:49
pg--az11-Oct-09 21:49 
GeneralNone of the above. Pin
John M. Drescher11-Oct-09 18:59
John M. Drescher11-Oct-09 18:59 
GeneralRe: None of the above. Pin
Kolson25611-Oct-09 19:12
Kolson25611-Oct-09 19:12 
GeneralRe: None of the above. Pin
John M. Drescher11-Oct-09 19:19
John M. Drescher11-Oct-09 19:19 
GeneralRe: None of the above. Pin
Nemanja Trifunovic12-Oct-09 3:18
Nemanja Trifunovic12-Oct-09 3:18 

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