What is wrong with using turbo C?

Question

I always find that some people (a majority from India) are using turbo C. I cannot find any reason to use such outdated compiler... But I don\'t know what reasons to give wh

Answer 1

Turbo C generates 16-bit X86 code. Kiiinda nice when you're developing on a 16-bit x86 processor.

Been there. Done that.

The pragmatic reasons for changing are: gcc is under development, with bug-fixes. It deploys on modern operating systems and modern chips natively.