Best C++ IDE (Windows)

[bubzuru]

ok this is going to far DevC++ is pissing me off
(the inline asm is bullshit (MinGw))

what ide\compiler do you guys use, recomend ?
im going to be coding windows apps, should i just use VS ?
seems like a cop out for some reason , i feel dirty using it

i love VS for C# but C++ dirty dirty boy ... ha

[s3my0n]

Try codeblocks. If not that then use an editor of your choice (notepad++, gvim) and command line compiler.

[bubzuru]

Try codeblocks. If not that then use an editor of your choice (notepad++, gvim) and command line compiler.

going to test codeblocks and tell you what i think.
what compiler do you use , im looking at all options here

[ca0s]

(the inline asm is bullshit (MinGw))

+1
I ended up using nasm and adding the object file to the project. Just declare your ASM functions as inline and you should have the same results, more or less.

[Ullen]

going to test codeblocks and tell you what i think.
what compiler do you use , im looking at all options here

use Gcc to compile.
http://gcc.gnu.org/

[Daemon]

Codeblocks aall the way. Nice thing about it is that it comes with GCC so you don't have to download that as well. My suggestion? Grab the codeblocks with mingw installer. Then follow these instructions:
install
Have a code-gasm.
Repeat on code-gasm as desired

Good luck bubzuru, and feel free to talk to me for help with c++ I may not be as good as xires but I can still ddo a lot though idk win32api for guis. But I can help with the guts of a program and possibly help with thise times when you get a mental block and can't figure it out

In fact, same goes for everyone on here! If you need some c++ help id be more than happy to do what I can

[ajmal.josh]

I'm using WXDevCPP and gcc...

[TRAiN3R]

Already a topic on this?

http://evilzone.org/c-c/(c)-what-is-the-best-ide/msg22101/#msg22101

Most notiably:

Code:Blocks
http://www.codeblocks.org/

Dev-C++
http://www.bloodshed.net/dev/devcpp.html

Visual C++ 2010 Express
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-cpp-express

Eclipse IDE
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/packages/eclipse-ide-cc-developers-includes-incubating-components/indigosr2

NetBeans IDE
http://netbeans.org/features/cpp/

So a simple google search led me to these results, why not just research their features and see which one you like best?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=C%2B%2B+IDE+windows

Like the first 5 or so are links to those exact links I just posted! And all of them have been said by different members, so I believe you have your answer.

There are 5 Top FREE C++ IDE Software

Visual Studio Express 2010
Eclipse
NetBeans
Code:Blocks
Dev-C++

[bubzuru]

ok so now im going to install code::blocks, and tell you guys what i think
seems like everyone prefers gcc. MinGw sux ass imo

if not im just going to use VS. i have VS Pro installed allready so. i should be fine

@Daemon thank you for the enthusiasm. you will get shoutz in my first C++ release
and so mill you ca0s ..........

[2r]

Best IDE for windows, imho, is VS. By far for debugging and code completion with direct api docs and reference etc. I hated the past few years though, I always used 2005 or 2008. If you dont want to use the IDE just add the bin dir to your path and you can use microsofts compiler directly. It is in my opinion the best option for pure windows development.

I use vim/gcc on the command line most of the time though, because I personally dont prefer IDEs.

[PhantasmagoricalTech]

Code:Blocks is pretty amazing.

[bubzuru]

ok i like code blocks. its like a fancy DevC++ i dont feel dirty using it
but i dont like gcc (just because of the dll entry point, inline asm)

anyone have any ideas about using the VS 2010 compiler with code blocks ?
i know i can use the 2003 ToolKit but i want to use the new compiler

[bubzuru]

just found this

OK, after checking, it STILL didnt work. But I got the regular installation to work (mostly because, getting the nightly, I was no longer afraid of messing things up).
Here is what I've done to make it work, and I hope I'll help someone with this.

Prerequisites:
Microsoft SDKs for Windows (in my case v7.0A)
Visual Studio C++ Express
Code::Blocks (worked with 10.05, idk about other versions)

Steps to compilation:
1. Create a new compiler in the Settings->Compiler and Debugger
2. Setup in Setup->Compiler and Debugger
-Toolchain Executables:
    -Compiler Installation Directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC (standard in Visual Studio 2010 install)
    -C compiler - cl.exe
    -C++ compiler -cl.exe
    -linker for dynamic libs -link.exe
    -linker for static libs - link.exe
    -debugger - cdb.exe
    -resource compiler - rc.exe
    -make program - nmake.exe
    -Additional Paths:
        -C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\common7\IDE (standard in Visual Studio 2010 install)
        -C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\v7.0A (standart for Microsoft SDKs install)
        -C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\v7.0A\bin (for a few libraries)

-Search Directories
    -Compiler:
        -C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include
        -C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\v7.0A\include
    -Linker:
        -C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\lib
        -C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\v7.0A\lib
    -Resource Compiler:
        -C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include
        -C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\v7.0A\include

going to test it later

[Xires]

Code::Blocks can be configured to use pretty much any other compilers that you may have.  It can work nicely with things like Qt, wx-toolkit, gtk, DirectX, etc.

[darkchild]

Not to digress from the current topic, but what is wrong with VS 2010 c++? or is more the idea of trying to stay away from proprietary stuff (aka microsoft)?

I use VS for c++ before that devc++, which is def not currently the best ide.