Visual Studio (Express) is another great IDE for Windows. I never liked Eclipse, though.
Im not that comfortable with code blocks never heard of eclipse so imma try to out now. I cant use visual, i tried and i cant seem to get it. I have an ATM C++ to do and i was told to use visual but i cant seem to get the hang of the thing.
There's always the Dev-C++ fork which is more up-to-date: Orwell Dev-C++
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The express versions are free for life.
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also, since you're a student, you might also try Dreamspark.
What can this strange device be?
When I touch it, it gives forth a sound
It's got wires that vibrate and give music
What can this thing be that I found?
Here's a hello world tutorial for Visual Studio:
Writing your first C++ Program using Visual Studio 2012 - Secret Microsoft Communications - Site Home - MSDN Blogs