So, I have just started my college C++ course, and on my book companion website it recommends several IDE's to compile my C++ code. They are as follows:
- Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Express
- NetBeans™ C++ IDE
- Eclipse™ for C++ IDE
- Dev C++
- CodeLite
Can anyone recommend any of these, or do you have a different choice for your coding? Any insight would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
Also if you do choose Dev C++ which a lot of students from India and other countries with like 20 year out of dated programming courses I would suggest you get orwell http://orwelldevcpp.blogspot.com/ and not bloodshed. As far as netbeans I have never used but it looks pretty similar to code::blocks. Some people like eclipse but I think its better for java imo. Code lite alsso looks similar to code::blocks.
I would just say to try them all and decide for yourself which you like the best.
Though not released, it is definitely something i will be looking out for: http://blog.jetbrains.com/objc/2014/02/jetbrains-c-ide-status-update-and-video-report/
I prefere Qt Creator. When I first saw it I fell in love with it (sorry I'm not native speaker(( )
1)It's crossplatform.
2)Qt Framework is enough powerfull;
3)You can also develop mobile apps.
4)It's opensource.
5)You can develop html applicaions.
Also I liked Eclipse. If you will decide to start with java (It's also a nice programmin language) you won't have a lot rod on your back gettin used to new IDE.
Visual studio can be used only for windows. if you someday wuld want to use Linux or Mac you wluldn't be able to use VS.
I had a bit of contact with NetBeans and I didn't like it... Don't know why...
CodeLite is also not bad, while it's really LITE, it doesn't use a lot of resources.
Dev C++ I've never seen so I do not have my own opinion about it...
And you should remember, it is only your choice, what would YOU use, What I said, it's only MY opinion.
You have to have your OWN. You do not have to listen to me.