I'd be interested to hear your views on which IDE is best for developing in C++ - Eclipse orMS Visual Studio. What are the positives of each and what are the negatives? Many thanks
Mairi
MairiRobertson
0
Newbie Poster
Recommended Answers
Jump to PostI use neither! I use Gedit for C programming and Kdevelop for C++....Why? IMHO, Kdevelop is the best/simplest IDE out there. Plus I really appreciate Kdevelop's code completion algorithm.
Jump to PostI've used both. I had to use Eclipse for a class that I took, but I use VS otherwise.
The compiler Eclipse uses seems a little more "strict" than the MS compiler, but I don't really like the layout of Eclipse. IMO VS's layout is more intuitive and useful. …
Jump to PostOn MS-Windows I use either VC++ 2010 Express or Code::Blocks. On *nix (rarely) I use Code::Blocks. Never had a reason to use Eclipse. In the early years of programming (1980s and 1990s) I used a text editor, something like Notepad or VI and compiled everything from the command line using …
All 11 Replies
gerard4143
371
Nearly a Posting Maven
Fbody
682
Posting Maven
Featured Poster
Ancient Dragon
5,243
Achieved Level 70
Team Colleague
Featured Poster
mike_2000_17
2,669
21st Century Viking
Team Colleague
Featured Poster
thelamb
163
Posting Pro in Training
MairiRobertson
0
Newbie Poster
thelamb
163
Posting Pro in Training
elsiekins
0
Junior Poster
Fbody
682
Posting Maven
Featured Poster
Ancient Dragon
5,243
Achieved Level 70
Team Colleague
Featured Poster
mike_2000_17
2,669
21st Century Viking
Team Colleague
Featured Poster
Be a part of the DaniWeb community
We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.