I have started learning C++. Which compiler do I choose ? I am using Windows 7. Though i have been using Turbo C++, many people suggest that it is not a good compiler to use.
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2Possible duplicate http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1114860/which-is-the-best-c-compiler – DumbCoder Mar 29 '11 at 09:13
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Reverting the title like that is a very bad idea - it turns your quite specific question a yet another question with a meaningless title. – sharptooth Mar 29 '11 at 09:20
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@DumbCoder He did say c++ right? – flight Mar 29 '11 at 09:34
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@quasiverse - So what is the problem ? The link discusses C++ compilers only. – DumbCoder Mar 29 '11 at 09:50
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@DumbCoder Yeah... I think something went wrong there. When I hovered my mouse above the link it said "best c compiler". Hmm... sorry about that. – flight Mar 29 '11 at 09:52
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You may want to try clang. They focus a lot on expressive diagnostics, which may be especially useful to beginners. However, I am not sure how far along they are, and if any important feature are missing yet.
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Visual Studio. Free editions are available as well. The compiler is integrated into an IDE, which is the most complete and intuitive around.
http://www.microsoft.com/germany/express/download/default.aspx
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1+1, there's no better compiler for learning on Windows than Visual Studio. It has everything you need on top of the compiler, in an easy to use package. – Collin Dauphinee Mar 29 '11 at 10:48
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I would always recommend Visual Studio- it has the best debugger and you're gonna need a lot of said debugger.
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If you are on linux, g++ (gcc) would be an good choice.
In windows I personally would prefer Visual Studio Express, but you could use g++ here too. Thats more an personal choice which IDE / compiler you prefer, as they all should fit your needs.
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