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funkey_monkey · May 30th, 2006, 9:02 AM

Hi,

I am starting to learn c++ and I'm wondering what is the best platform/compiler to use?

I don't want to outlay a lot of money on this but I do want something that is worth setting up. I tryed using PCGrasp but I could not get the compiler installed corredctly.

Could someone on here please advise me as to what IDE and setup I should be using?

Many thanks in advance.

FM

DaWei · May 30th, 2006, 9:07 AM

Common question. Answers all over the forum. Try the search button up there, s'what it's for.

mammothfan · May 30th, 2006, 11:26 AM

I personally would recomend dev-c++ by bloodshed.

Serinth · May 30th, 2006, 2:08 PM

I didn't mind microsoft's VC++, but you'd have to pay for that...normally...

dev-c++ is also a thumbs up.

frankish · May 30th, 2006, 2:46 PM

use dev-c++

Pizentios · May 30th, 2006, 3:02 PM

vi and gcc

msk420 · May 30th, 2006, 3:08 PM

Look around...

jayme · May 30th, 2006, 3:48 PM

I used to use dev-cpp but when I made the switch to code::blocks I never went back. Try dev-cpp, then try code::blocks, then make your pick.

DaWei · May 30th, 2006, 3:51 PM

One thread ---> E Pluribus Unum Not to mention,

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uman · May 30th, 2006, 4:22 PM

If you've got money to burn, get Visual Studio 2005. Otherwise, and if you have no sense of morality, pirate it. Otherwise I'd go with Dev-C++ if you're on Windows. For Linux, I don't know.

May 30th, 2006, 9:02 AM	#1
funkey_monkey Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	What IDE/Compiler should I use to develop C++? Hi, I am starting to learn c++ and I'm wondering what is the best platform/compiler to use? I don't want to outlay a lot of money on this but I do want something that is worth setting up. I tryed using PCGrasp but I could not get the compiler installed corredctly. Could someone on here please advise me as to what IDE and setup I should be using? Many thanks in advance. FM

May 30th, 2006, 9:07 AM	#2
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Common question. Answers all over the forum. Try the search button up there, s'what it's for. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

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Serinth Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 50 Rep Power: 4	I didn't mind microsoft's VC++, but you'd have to pay for that...normally... dev-c++ is also a thumbs up. __________________ A girl talked to me once. http://www.latestanime.com

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Pizentios Programming Guru Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 2,023 Rep Power: 7	vi and gcc __________________ Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. Check out my Blog <---updated Nov 30 2007!

May 30th, 2006, 3:08 PM	#7
msk420 Programmer Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 85 Rep Power: 3	Look around... __________________ Code Forums

May 30th, 2006, 11:26 AM	#3
mammothfan Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	I personally would recomend dev-c++ by bloodshed.

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frankish Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 177 Rep Power: 0	use dev-c++

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uman Expert Programmer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 794 Rep Power: 4	If you've got money to burn, get Visual Studio 2005. Otherwise, and if you have no sense of morality, pirate it. Otherwise I'd go with Dev-C++ if you're on Windows. For Linux, I don't know. __________________ Few people deserve to be compared to (Rush) Limbaugh, most of them were convicted at the Nuremburg trials. --WilliamSChips on Slashdot

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What IDE/Compiler should I use to develop C++?