Digital Mars
Encyclopedia
Digital Mars is a small American
software company owned by Walter Bright
that makes C
and C++
compilers (and associated utilities such as an IDE
"IDDE") for Windows
and DOS
. They also distribute the compilers for free on their web site.
The C compiler was known, in different times, as Datalight C compiler, then Zorland C and then Zortech
C. The C++ compiler was known as Zortech
C++ (the first commercial C++ compiler for Windows
), later Symantec
C++ and now Digital Mars C++ (DMC++).
The company has gained notice in the software development community for the D programming language
which they developed in-house.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
software company owned by Walter Bright
Walter Bright
Walter Bright is a computer programmer known for being the designer of the D programming language. He was also the main developer of the first C++ compiler that translated directly to object without going via C, Zortech C++ . Before the C++ compiler, he developed the Datalight C compiler, also...
that makes C
C (programming language)
C is a general-purpose computer programming language developed between 1969 and 1973 by Dennis Ritchie at the Bell Telephone Laboratories for use with the Unix operating system....
and C++
C++
C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup starting in 1979 at Bell...
compilers (and associated utilities such as an IDE
Integrated development environment
An integrated development environment is a software application that provides comprehensive facilities to computer programmers for software development...
"IDDE") for Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
. They also distribute the compilers for free on their web site.
The C compiler was known, in different times, as Datalight C compiler, then Zorland C and then Zortech
Zortech
Zortech Ltd was a small British software company that marketed C and C++ compilers and associated software.The company was initially formed with the name Zorland Ltd to reflect its desire to be a direct competitor of Borland Inc...
C. The C++ compiler was known as Zortech
Zortech
Zortech Ltd was a small British software company that marketed C and C++ compilers and associated software.The company was initially formed with the name Zorland Ltd to reflect its desire to be a direct competitor of Borland Inc...
C++ (the first commercial C++ compiler for Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
), later Symantec
Symantec
Symantec Corporation is the largest maker of security software for computers. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, and is a Fortune 500 company and a member of the S&P 500 stock market index.-History:...
C++ and now Digital Mars C++ (DMC++).
The company has gained notice in the software development community for the D programming language
D (programming language)
The D programming language is an object-oriented, imperative, multi-paradigm, system programming language created by Walter Bright of Digital Mars. It originated as a re-engineering of C++, but even though it is mainly influenced by that language, it is not a variant of C++...
which they developed in-house.