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hello! i am a complete noob when it comes to the world of computer programming. im looking for a free, windows based, c/c++ compiler, and i thought dev-c++ by bloodshed may just be the one right me. before i download and try it out, i just wanted your guys thoughts/opinions on dev-c++ by bloodshed. thanks alot.
Definitely one of the better ones for the price of $0
i forgot to mention that i have visual studio 97 on disc somewhere, and i was thinking about checking out borland 4.5 also. now, if you were me, which of these compilers would you use?? ....
visual studio 97
dev-c++ by bloodshed
borland 4.5
Dev-Cpp
I use it. Very nice. (Dev that is.)
Still dev-c++
Your other choices are really on the old side now.
well, which compiler(s) do you guys personally use?
Look at the first three words in my last post. ;)
GCC and Dev-C++'s default compiler.
i use dev c++ and haven't seen a reason to get any other compiler my pinion is to go with it
I used Dev-C++ for a good while but recently switched to VS .NET 2003. It has a lot of nice features, but is very expensive (except if you go to college/university, where you can probably get a nice discount). Dev is still a great choice though
I use GCC mainly on OS X and Linux. On the rare occasions that I use (and program on) a Windows machine, I generally use GCC (aka the compiler that comes with Dev-C++).
Cheers
Dev C++ is definitly a good package, at least for beginners. (being one myself I'm not sure if you'd want anything more from an IDE :p)
Dev-C++ is one of the best IDEs available, and certainly the best free one. I also use Visual Studio.NET 2003, which has the benefit of a visual editor. If I'm writing a program that requires a GUI, that visual editor (and some of the other similar features) are great to have, but most of the time, I use Dev-C++ just because it's a simpler coding environment.
FYI, the default compiler is MinGW, which is the Windows port of GCC, which is an extremely popular compiler - often used as the bench mark for other compilers.
They have Visual C++ 2003 on the microsoft website.. if you want you can download it and use it.. they also have Visual C++ 2005 Beta 1(i believe). also very nice compiler.
But other than that i would go with Dev-Cpp
isn't VC++ 2003 a command line compiler?
i'd say Dev-cpp but then again ive never tried anything else out
If you're looking for an alternative IDE to Dev-C++ that is also free you could take a look at Code::Blocks. I havent tried it out myself (only fiddled with it, no real use) and despite its unfortunate name (think writers' block), I've heard that it is pretty good.
Dev-C++ uses the MinGW port of GCC by default, and Code::Blocks can use that as well as Microsoft's compiler(s).
Hi,
Yes, Code::Blocks is cool! :)
For Windows C++ development, you can also use this combination of FREE tools:
Visual C++ 2003 Toolkit
Platform SDK
Code::Blocks IDE
Best Regards,
Yeoh
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is microsoft visual c++ free?, cause i been meanting to try that one out
The command line version is free.
See extract from http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/
The Visual C++ Toolkit is a free edition of Microsoft's professional Visual C++ optimizing compiler and standard libraries--the same optimizing compiler and standard libraries that ship in Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional!
If you want to build Win32 GUI programs, you will also need to download the Platform SDK to get the Windows include files and libraries.
Best Regards,
Yeoh
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