Sphinx C--
(ver 0.203)
Abandoned Freeware


The hot languages that everyone wants to learn (due to 
no small degree that they are pushed by powerful market 
forces) are "C"-like, meaning that they have a coding 
structure similar to the "C" language (C, C++, C#, etc.).  
Unfortunately, these compilers keep the programmer at arms 
length from the computer hardware, and produce increadably 
bloated code that is slow and resource intensive.  While 
passable on a Unix platform, these languages are a terrible 
choice for writing DOS software, and should be avoided.

Sphinx C-- is an attempt to address the shortcommings of 
C on lower resource computers.  The "minus minus" is an 
inside joke, played against the expanded C variant "C++".  

C-- is a medium- to low-level language for 80x86 machines. 
It is a hybrid language, which attempts to imitate the 
power and efficiency of Assembly, while keeping the coding 
structure of a C-like language.  Output can be either an 
EXE or an OBJ file.