Learning C++

[Panphobia]

I want to learn C++, and I have downloaded visual c++, but I don't really like it, is there another IDE that is also good, that you might enjoy but is supported by dwite?

[Tony]

anything that uses the g++ compiler.

[Panphobia]

Ahhh alright, thanks!

[[Gandalf]]

Check out Eclipse with CDT (C Developer Tools). It supports both C and C++ using gcc.

[Panphobia]

I am trying to download MinGw and I have it downloaded but I can't compile code in c++, also i went did the environmental variables, that didnt help, also im trying to get a good IDE for c++ can you recommend one?

[Insectoid]

Do you recognize the difference between an IDE and a compiler?

[[Gandalf]]

How can't it compile C++ code? What errors are you getting?

And I did recommend a C++ IDE, Eclipse CDT:
http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/

[Panphobia]

I got the cygwin for that Eclipse CDT, but I don't know what to do past that. I do not know how to make eclipse use that

[[Gandalf]]

Try one of the options highlighted here:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+make+eclipse+cdt+use+mingw

[Panphobia]

I just got Ubuntu on my laptop, now is that better for Java/C/C++/Python?

[Insectoid]

It certainly becomes a lot easier to install compilers & interpreters, though it isn't by any means better.

[Panphobia]

I didnnt mean better, I meant easier to aquire compilers and IDE's?

[Insectoid]

You really don't need an IDE. I find a lot of the features simply get in my way. You can program in notepad if you want. I write all my code in a text editor with line numbering and syntax highlighting. That's it.

To get gcc in Ubuntu, just open up a terminal and type 'sudo apt-get gcc'. Then you're done.

[Panphobia]

so if i got gcc and i started coding in text editor how would i save it as cpp, because there is no save as

[Insectoid]

I dunno. What text editor are you using? Why don't you look it up on Google?