A compiler is a computer program that translates from one format to another, most often from a high-level computer language to byte code and machine code. Compilers come in a number of variations ...

The compiler can generate for PowerPC, ARM, RISC-V, and x86, accepting a subset of ISO C 99 with a few extensions. While it doesn’t produce code that runs as fast as gcc, you can be sure the ...

Under Windows, I would recommend the free Borland C++ Compiler 5.5 (take a look here, but free registration is required). For *nix, I would recommend gcc.

To optimize your code, the compiler will analyze your program and make deductions. Compilers will often attempt optimization of wide scope, so this analysis can span multiple functions, multiple files ...

Splitting applications into small modules is critical to building a manageable application, but most development systems only optimize code within a module. HiTech Software's new crop of PICC-18 ...