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C++ Ide

Author:  S_Grimm [ Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:28 pm ]
Post subject:  C++ Ide

As much as I love compiling Java from the command line, I'm looking to find a *Free* C++ IDE. It's been about 2 years since I did anything in C++ so.......

The IDE I used then was Bloodshed Dev C++
Any Recommendations?

Author:  rdrake [ Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:33 pm ]
Post subject:  RE:C++ Ide

Moved to C++.

Be a real man, use Visual Studio if you're on Windows. The express versions are free. If anybody disagrees they are wrong.

Author:  S_Grimm [ Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:38 pm ]
Post subject:  RE:C++ Ide

But Can I use Allegro on VC++? Or any other custom NONWINDOWS library???

Author:  Mazer [ Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:49 pm ]
Post subject:  RE:C++ Ide

A search for "allegro vc++" turned up a wiki article that seems to indicate yes (for 2005 and 2008). I'm not sure what else you might mean but I'd be surprised if you couldn't find support for that library unless it's an open source project that doesn't really care about how it works on specific platforms.

EDIT: seconding Visual Studio. Dev-C++ has been terrible for a long time and I'd be shocked if that hasn't changed. VS is your best bet.

Author:  CodeMonkey2000 [ Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:04 pm ]
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I use code::blocks. I like it, it has templates for SDL, openGL, orgre3D, etc projects.

Author:  Unforgiven [ Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:30 am ]
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I don't do a lot of C++, but there's also Eclipse out there. It's free.

Author:  wtd [ Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:37 am ]
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Linux or Mac OS X or Cygwin so you have a decent shell, a good text editor, and makefiles. There's your IDE. Smile


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