Thanks To All!!
I am brand spanking new to C++. I haven't done any programming in quite a few years. Other words, Fortran, DOS, and Basic were the norm! I tried Borland Delphi Explorer, but it was just too demanding on my system. I am running Windows XP PRO, 2.6 GHZ, 4 GIG RAM, well maintained, and it still caused problems. ALOT of program errors!! So I downloaded their C++ explorer, and its smooth as silk. If anyone has any recommendation as to another "free" program I sure am open. Don't get me wrong though, I am more then willing to spend money on a good IDE. I just want to get some support if I decide to purchase or upgrade. Embarcadero is not one of the best bunch of people to deal with. I was going to purchase their RAD Studio, but they were not interested in talking to me until I did. I am not going to spend that amount of money just so I find out that its going to play dinky-do with my system. So, if that is the way their customer service is I don't need them. I recall Borland from the days of old.
Well anyways, I found this site, and just want to say thanks to all for such a great wealth of knowledge.
Best to all!!!
Jethro
Well anyways, I found this site, and just want to say thanks to all for such a great wealth of knowledge.
Best to all!!!
Jethro
Get yourself VC++ 2008 Express. You'll never want to use anything else after you try the debugger.
Eclipse is also good, although it doesn't have an integrated compiler or debugger.
Eclipse is also good, although it doesn't have an integrated compiler or debugger.
Agree with Helios.
The integration of the Microsoft Debugger , coupled with the intellisense and the integartion
with the IDE is a thing of beauty.
The integration of the Microsoft Debugger , coupled with the intellisense and the integartion
with the IDE is a thing of beauty.
I'm not such a big fan of IntelliSense. Once in a while some syntax will confuse it and it'll refuse to autocomplete. The worst example I can think of is while using Boost's directory iterators.
Still, I find it works better than its replacements. I tried WholeTomato's Visual Assist and found it too annoying. Plus, it sometimes entered infinite loops of 100% CPU usage while indexing headers, even though I wasn't doing anything. I just refuse to accept that.
Still, I find it works better than its replacements. I tried WholeTomato's Visual Assist and found it too annoying. Plus, it sometimes entered infinite loops of 100% CPU usage while indexing headers, even though I wasn't doing anything. I just refuse to accept that.
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