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

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From: AxessTerminated (AxessTerminated_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/15/05 

Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:11:08 -0800

For Visual C++, I recommend Visual C++ 6...I don't care much for .NET
2003...save that for when you need .NET. As for just plain old C++, go for
Dev-C++ at www.bloodshed.net. It's under the GNU GPL, so it's free to use.

A_T

"Victor Bazarov" wrote:

> 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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