C Programming Compiler for Windows Vista

[lukesowersby]

Hi,

At university we are using the Borland C++ 5.5 compiler, however, this does not work on Vista, which my home computer has.

I was therefore wondering what C program compiler everyone would recommend which works on Windows Vista?

Thanks,

Luke.

 

[mgb_phys]

Microsoft visual studio C++ express edition http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/
It's free, has a very nice IDE and an excellent debugger

 

[lukesowersby]

Thanks for the reply. Downloading now...

 

[Maxwell]

You could also download Cygwin and use g++/gcc. Pair that with XEmacs or Notepad++ and you're in business.

http://www.cygwin.com/

 

[mgb_phys]

Just for the archives.
If you want a Unix experience c compiler on Windows you should also look at http://www.mingw.org/ it's the same GCC+Gnu tools but calling the windows libs directly rather than through the cygwin->unix compatibility libs.

 

[CFDFEAGURU]

I use the C++ express for all of my projects. Very trustworthy compiler.

Matt

 

[DaleSwanson]

I've always used Dev-C++ to compile, and Notepad++ for the actual writing of code.

 

[jtbell]

At university we are using the Borland C++ 5.5 compiler,

Your university is using a nine-year-old compiler?!

 

[mgb_phys]

Your university is using a nine-year-old compiler?!

Until the free edition of VS came out it was about the only free IDE on windows.
C (rather than c++) hasn't changed much in 9 years and at the time Borland was a lot better than Microsoft (MSV6 argh) for standards compliance.

 

[solution]

The full version of VS is available for all students. All you need is a valid .edu email.

 

[Artus]

I've always used Dev-C++ to compile, and Notepad++ for the actual writing of code.

That's a nice strategy.

What about programming resources in Linux or BSD?, there is Vim, Emacs or the KDE & GNOME IDEs but I'm not sure about them. Any suggestions please?

 

[DaleSwanson]

It's been a couple years since I used Linux, but when I did I was happy with Kdevelop.