zortech - symantec - digital mars

[Iain Buclaw]

On 3 February 2018 at 16:47, Ali via Digitalmars-d
<digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:
> Out of curiosity
>
> What is the history between dmd and symantec
> I was able to find few things online
>
> I know that there once was a company called zorland, which later becamse
> zortech
>
> Zortech, created c/c++ compilers
> Symantec tookover zortech, to get into the compiler business
>
> Walter Albright, was part of Zortech (not clear if he was the founder or an
> employee)
>
> But this is what I was able to find ends
>
> How was dmd started in Symantec, did they sell a D compiler for a while, did
> they use it internally as a competitive advantage, what was Symantec plans
> for D?
>
> Just curious .. if Walter care to share, or if someone else knows more than
> I do, please share


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