starting all over again...

Hi there!

I want to start coding in C again. Now, after I learned some PHP
and MySQL, I found out, that PHP is not really what I want... So I
am going to restart learning C and after that continue with C++.

My only question is : Which compiler should i use ?

OS: Windows 2k Professional

I already used DJGPP, Dev-C++ 4 and MS Visual C++ 5.0

Can someone tell me which one is the best at the moment?

Do I need some .NET products or is DJGPP or Dev-C++ 5 enough?
What exactly is the Borland compiler? Can someone tell me the
differences between all this compilers? I am not sure which one
is best for me...

//please excuse my english:rolleyes:\\

Well, all are good. They all do the job. Differences are that DJGPP can't compile Windows programs, the others are all native Windows compilers. Borland has a bit of a weird IDE, but then again, the last Borland product I tried is several years old. From what I know, Microsoft Visual C is a reliable and advanced coding package. I myself work with DevC++, mostly because it's completely free. It's rather buggy though, it's only a freeware project, and still under construction. I use an older version, because they recently recoded the whole thing, and the new DevCpp is still in Beta stages.
I think that if you have money to spend, you should get Visual C, and otherwise you can download DevC++, or DJGPP if you don't like Windows. (There might be a windows version of DJGPP out, I'm not sure.)

Thanks... I think I will use Dev-C++ 4 for now. I just sold my old
VC++ 5.0 Learning Edition on ebay *sigh* ... :) Maybe I look out
for some VC++ 6.0 edition. I already tried the Dev-C++ 5.0 beta,
but I feel better with using the 4th relase.
DJGPP worked fine... but I am not sure if Dev-C++ 4 will do also
fine... I had several problems with commands like "clrscr();"...

There is also something about the Borland Compiler... Is it also
possible to do this without this Borland thing?

Code:

---

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

main()
{
  textcolor(2); //color 2 is blue; 1...16
cprintf("I am blue");
getch();
}

---

Is Dev-C++ 4 the answer or is MS VC++ 6.0 the right side :confused:

can really nobody help me with my problem ?

i want to change to c++ after i learned c...
have a look at the messages above please, thanks :)

Relax, c++ is backward compatible with good ol' c. Actually, most people I know who learned c first really prefer c over c++.

As for compilers, mingw is really the best free compiler for windows. Dev-C++ uses mingw. If you want to purchase a compiler Visual C++ is an excellent IDE. From your list of compilers there I assume you want to go for a freebie. So stick with Dev-C++.

thank you... maybe i'll purchase a student license of Microsofts
Visual C++ . is version 6.0 good enough? i am a little bit affraid
of the .NET version, because of c# and also if the visual studio :)