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Jan 30, 2012 at 11:46am
Hey peoples!

So I've decided to teach myself C++ and I was wondering where to get a compiler program and also which is a good one. I'm kinda diving in head first so any pointers would be great. I already know HTML, actionscript 2.0, and some javascript.

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Jan 30, 2012 at 11:53am
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Code::Blocks is a free C++ IDE
http://www.codeblocks.org/

Got to the downloads page and get codeblocks-10.05mingw-setup.exe (I'm assuming you use Windows).

NOTE: The codeblocks-10.05mingw-setup.exe file includes the GCC compiler and GDB debugger from MinGW.

If you are not using Windows, let us know what you are using.

PS. welcome to the forum.
Jan 30, 2012 at 12:23pm
Yeah i am using windows lol

[EDIT]: Also I have found gedit. Going to give that a whirl.
Last edited on Jan 30, 2012 at 12:24pm
Jan 30, 2012 at 3:07pm
gedit is just a simple text editor (without compiling) and it looks like it's for linux.
Jan 30, 2012 at 3:28pm
Visual C++ Express: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-cpp-express

Code::Blocks: http://www.codeblocks.org/ (pro: cross-platform IDE, open-source)

Those are IDE but each includes a default compiler (as stated CodeMonkey). You may also try Eclipse (http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/moreinfo/c.php) but please note that no default compiler is installed with Eclipse (everything is explained on the web page).
Jan 30, 2012 at 5:31pm
i like qt and notepad++

qt ----- http://qt.nokia.com/products/

notepad++ ------ http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Jan 30, 2012 at 7:19pm
notepad++ is another text editor, not a compiler.
Jan 30, 2012 at 8:16pm
i like to write in notepad++
compile with qt
im use to linux; writing with gedit and compiling with the terminal .
is there a compiler thats compiles and executes from cmd?
Jan 30, 2012 at 8:23pm
compile with qt

Qt is not a compiler, it's an application framework.

is there a compiler thats compiles and executes from cmd?

Is there one that doesn't?
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