c++ compiler

[DE4User]

Hi guys,

I am wondering which C++ compiler is the most popular and easy to operate & learn one (with a user friendly IDE and is 32-bit)that could run on windows or dos operating system?Thanks.

[Albatross]

Here are a couple.

MinGW (A GCC port, comes without an IDE*):
http://www.mingw.org/

cl (Bundled with Microsoft Visual Studio)
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-cpp-express

*For IDEs, you can choose from quite a few. I recommend is Netbeans, but you can also look into Code::Blocks, wxDev-C++, Eclipse, and many more.
http://netbeans.org/features/cpp/

-Albatross

[Mats]

I got Code::Blocks bundled with MinGW. Seems a fine choice.

[ResidentBiscuit]

Eclipse C++ is not as robust as their Java, IMO. I use Code::Blocks and Visual Studio. They have Dev C++ at my University, not really my favorite.