C++ Programming Programs

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Right i have the itch again to try my hand at programming, i have a few guides to learn C++ with however, i am not sure what compiler / IDE i should use for the best compatibility.

I hope to move on from basic programming to making some small games and therefore am looking for somethign that is robust yet simple to use.

I would be grateful for any suggestions on software.

Also any recomendations of helpful sites/books would not go amiss.

Kind Regards
Count.
 
Welcome to the world of C++ hehe

For a free compiler/IDE that is gonna have all the features you need, I recommend downloading the Express version of Visual Studio.

Its a great peice of kit and for starting out its going to have everything you need, and probably will right up until your making huge projects

Other free ones are Borlands C++ and Dev C++. Both of them are good, but they really dont come close to the Visual Studio free edition that MS provide
 
It depends what OS you are running (and possibly what platform you wish to target) to what IDE / compiler choices you have basically.

If your using windows, visual studio express edition for IDE/compiler.

If you are using linux, Anjuta or Code::Blocks. However I would just use VIM/Emacs (or something with syntax highlighting) till you get the basics nailed.
The GNU toolchain C++ compiler is called g++ in *nix.

I can recommend Deitel and Deitel: C++ how to program and that workshop gamedev ran on C++ which chaos has given the link to.
 
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