I finally got a programming book, Workout C, at a thrift store for 50 cents. The problem is that the disks are missing that have the compiler Power C, on them. I want to ask what a good substitute would be, because i know there are many free Compilers. I just don't know which one to use because i want to know which one would be best to use with that book, that runs on windows.
Download an IDE( e.g. netbeans,codeblocks) which have their own compilers...You may need to download some extra packages related to the IDE,but this is also free
A search of the Web shows that, apparently, "Power C is an ANSI compatible C compiler for DOS that requires very few resources". If the "ANSI compatible" part really means that the compiler mostly conforms to the 1989/1990 C standard, and if DOS-specific aspects are not prevalent in the book, than any C compiler that reasonably conforms to the C standard will do. Such examples include gcc (the MinGW port of which is available on Windows bundled with the Code Blocks IDE) and the compiler that comes with the Pelles C IDE.
Look up a C++ Reference and learn How To Ask Questions The Smart WayOriginally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
Use MinGW MinGW | Minimalist GNU for Windows.
Thank you. Code:Blocks is working fine with the book tutorials, can't wait to actually write some of my own programs. No more procrastination.
Code::Blocks is great. C is a lot of fun.
