Re: which compiler is suitable for C++ beginner?

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From: Victor Bazarov (v.Abazarov_at_comAcast.net)
Date: 02/15/05 

Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:05:55 -0500

Xiaobin Chen wrote:
> In both DOS and Windows.

First, stop using DOS. It's not healthy (for a beginner).

On Windows, Microsoft's Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 is good enough,
and it's free. If you write all your programs in some text editor
(as any beginner should), then you can compile and run them using
the command line. If you want some kind of IDE (integrated
developer's environment), you better be prepared to learn how to
operate it first, and that's IMO a waste of time for a beginner.

Get a couple of good books, download the MS VC++ Toolkit 2003 and
spend more time writing programs.

Once you figured out how to program, you can come back to DOS (if
you still want to, by then), and look for available compilers. At
the same time you can probably pick yourself an IDE to learn and
use, so you could be a bit more productive. The reason I do not
recommend IDE to begin with is simple: IDE and all its bells and
whistles just get in the way of learning the language and the basic
principles of programming.

Good luck!

V

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