Hey guys. Im pretty new to C++ and I was just wondering which compilers out there are the best to use, free or commercial (for my win 98 machine). Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanx Flack

gcc is free an available for just about every platform. It targets nearly every architecture on the planet and isn''t that hard to use.

bloodshed.net

Go to www.cnet.com and get the Borland compiler, and the compiler shell. The shell messes up sometimes, like it won''t compile even though there are no errors, but it''s still pretty kool.

In my opinion VC++ is a great compiler. It has a lot of features that many or all the other compilers dont have. You can get the standard version for $99.

Jeff D

I use Dev-C++ from Bloodshed.net. Seems to support and work just about every code I throw at it(there have been a couple that coughed up blood, but for the most part, it''s treated me well). I say Dev-C++... It''s a lot better than my VC++ V1.5(it was released back in the Win3.1 days O_O).

if you have money to spend, i''d go with Visual C++ 6. otherwise i''d just get dev-c++.


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if your not afraid to give new things a try, use linux and all the tools are free, i''d recommend KDevelop as a great IDE too