With so many different ones out there, which one is the best/most user friendly?

2/8/2011 3:55:01 PM

visual studio

2/8/2011 4:05:01 PM

^it's hard to touch.

2/8/2011 4:06:21 PM

Code::Blocks with MinGW GCC 4.5.0

2/8/2011 4:32:54 PM

gcc, gnu make, vim

2/8/2011 4:37:27 PM

real programmers use ed and as

2/8/2011 4:47:04 PM

But I'm just a grasshoppa right now

2/8/2011 5:02:30 PM

gcc, gnu make, vim

2/8/2011 5:39:40 PM

Borland? lol god I'm old

2/8/2011 6:02:35 PM

What I like about GCC is the ability to target multiple operating systems and processor architectures

BTW in case you still do want to use Microsoft's tools, Visual C++ 2010 Express is free, and so is the Windows SDK; you can actually install either of those and then use the compiler and linker from within Code::Blocks or many other IDEs (like Eclipse).

2/8/2011 6:45:09 PM

or be old school and use the DOS based c borland compiler... lol

2/8/2011 6:59:11 PM

I have Code blocks, and am "borrowing" visual studio.

Thanks for the Visual C++ 2010 Express tip. I'll be sure to look into that

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2/8/2011 7:06:11 PM

visual studio is pretty damn hard to beat.

also, since you're still a student, you can get visual studio (and a whole lot of other stuff, including server 2008) for free:
visual studio 2010 pro: https://www.dreamspark.com/Products/Product.aspx?ProductId=25
visual studio 2008 pro: https://www.dreamspark.com/Products/Product.aspx?ProductId=1

dreamspark is pretty fuckin' cool.

aaaand i'm also pretty sure EEs have MSDNAA as well.

2/8/2011 7:39:42 PM