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+3  Q: 

Compilers used for commercial products

What kind of compilers do big software companies such as Adobe use for their commercial products like Photoshop?

+4  A: 

Microsoft uses VC for most of its products. GNU like software is compiled using GCC. Some scientific intensive software is compiled using Intel compilers.

Yassin  2010-08-01 13:06:42
@Yassin Thanks a lot. Do you mind adding some references?
Hamid Nazari  2010-08-23 03:57:07
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Some companies also use the Intel C++ compiler. It generates very good optimized code for Intel processors. It is also available for Mac OSX and Linux, where you can get a free non-commercial use license. For more info go here

Jaka  2010-08-01 13:32:31
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For embedded stuff: Green Hills and Wind River come to mind.

BCS  2010-08-01 19:11:54

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