I'am aware there has been a generic question about a "best IDE in C++" but I would like to stress I'm a new to C++ and programming in general. This means I have the needs of a student:
- relatively easy and unbloated working environment
- things just work, focus on the code
- color coding to show the different language features (comments, etc)
- not too unfriendly (not a simple editor, something to handle projects from start to finish)
- cross-platform so not to be bound with specific system practices
I think the above are relatively reasonable demands for an educational IDE, perhaps excluding the last as such universal tool might not exist. Any ideas?
It depends on which world are you coming from to learn C++.
- Do you have previous Java experience? - Use Eclipse CDT.
- Have used .NET previously? - Go with Visual Studio C++ Express Edition (and then throw it away if you really need multiplatform IDE, not just code).
- Are you an Unix guy? Use just a syntax-highlighting editor + Makefile. When you want to learn basics of the C++, the project should not be complicated and it is well invested time to learn how the C++ compiler is called with preprocessor options, etc.
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