I know this might be a question I could have solved myself by googling but I want to be on the safer side, and hey what's the harm in asking!

I want the most standard and the most latest c++ compiler. Because I take it that way I would have access to later features and libraries which can never be a disadvantage.

Well I'm using quincy right now and the last patch for that was like in 2005, and I'm learning TurboC in school which is quite different. They're good for newbies,

But I want to use an updated compiler. Also, I would appreciate if it's an IDE.


What do you guys use?
Oh and is Microsoft Visual C++ also a standard C compiler? Is it better than other compilers? I know there are Visual C++ forums, are they C++ forums or are they a bit different from C++?