The real story is that they ever used such a broken compiler to begin with...https://twitter.com/arstechnica/status/970832343496843271 …
But this was about MSVC-vs-anything (e.g. clang), not specifically about GCC.
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Need full compatibility with the platform and existing tools like IDEs / debuggers to be able to take over. Clang is in a position to replace cl.exe and LLD will be in a position to replace link.exe. Intel C++ compiler, etc. is not necessarily any less bad / weird than MSVC++.
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"To be able to take over" was not topic. My tweet was about Chrome using MSVC.
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Well, what should they have used? Intel's compiler? They actually had to be part of porting Clang to escape from cl.exe.
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Microsoft's compiler is so bad that they have to license a different compiler to implement their IDE features. Microsoft's developers probably hate it more than anyone else. It's quite possible they're considering adopting Clang themselves.
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curious, what is that compiler they license?
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Can't remember off-hand. IIRC, they also license their C++ standard library and make some changes rather than making it from scratch.
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Confirmed that it's the Edison Design Group (EDG) compiler they use as the basis for IDE features.
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wow I love the down-to-earth language and transparency they use in their website. They even give a range for the price of the license! https://www.edg.com/faq/price
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