Learning C++ - What Software do I Need?

[malawi_glenn]

Hi!

I want to learn C++. I know some java..

I was wondering what kind of software i need to do C++ on my computer, I have Windows vista premium.

Does it exists software equvalent to BlueJ to C++ ?

 

[z-component]

To make programs, you need a C++ compiler; any will do for learning purposes. There are tons of them out there, but not all are free. I used Borland's Dev-C++ for a while, but later got Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 from my university. Others can recommend their preferred compilers. You can do a simple Google search for free C++ compilers and try them out until you find a good one. Find a good C++ book or tutorial (I believe there is one here on PF) and practice, practice, practice. It really is a great language and is very powerful. Good luck!

 

[malawi_glenn]

Okay thanks a lot =)
I have access to many tutorials on C++, but couldn´t seem to find information about the software needed to start programming ;)

 

[neutrino]

http://bloodshed.net/dev/devcpp.html

 

[mgb_phys]

Microsoft have free "express" versions of their development enviroments.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/features/

The compiler has the same C++ standard as their professional products and the IDE is nice of you come from Java.
If (unlikely) you prefer a command line interface look at http://www.mingw.org/ which is a port of the excellent gnu GCC compiler on windows.

 

[malawi_glenn]

Thank you very much!