I'm assuming you mean an IDE, and I'd suggest Microsoft's Visual Studio Express. It works well and it's free

 

Visual Studio 2010 and Code::Blocks are nice to work with.

 

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Originally Posted by MLJS54;12389258
Hello,

I am looking for a good c++ compiler to start out with. This would be for Win7 64 bit. Thanks.

Are you a college student?

 

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Originally Posted by MLJS54;12389258
Hello,

I am looking for a good c++ compiler to start out with. This would be for Win7 64 bit. Thanks.

My university has us using Quincy 2005, I had never heard of it before but I really like it. It is a very simple and can compile C/C++.

http://www.codecutter.net/tools/quincy/

 

we use Microsoft visual studio in Uni, works a treat & contains libraries for c sharp, VB, .net etc

 

DevC++ is also really good. Debugger and compiler. I think that's the name.

 

JGrasp is ok, but a little annoying to configure. DevC++ seems nice at first, but it quickly becomes limiting. Netbeans is a decent catch-all.

I use Cygwin GCC to compile on the command line, and Notepad++ for editing. Honestly, if you're a student trying to actually learn, and not just pass the class, this is the way to go.

If you want something to let you be lazy, I would go with JGrasp.

 

For a beginner, I'd say DevC++ It's really simple and easy to use, but ya it does becoming limiting quickly. When it does I'd recommend something like Eclipse. I haven't actually used it for C++, but I have for other languages and I absolutely love it. If you want to jump straight into GUI and app programming, then Visual Studio is great, but I'd still recommend learning syntax in another IDE first.

 

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Originally Posted by MLJS54;12389258
Hello,

I am looking for a good c++ compiler to start out with. This would be for Win7 64 bit. Thanks.

Microsoft Visual Studio express is free, if that's what you need. If you're a college student like me you might get lucky and get Visual Studio Ultimate

 

netbeans is ok and eclipse is also pretty good as ide. as for a compiler, gcc has never let down.

 

In my new college class he told us to get DevC++.

 

DevC++ is very good if you're just starting out with C++.

 

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Originally Posted by Spazghost;12419290
DevC++ is very good if you're just starting out with C++.

Dev-C++ is a dead project. It needs to be cleansed from the internet.

Also: basic text editor with syntax highlighting (like Notepad++) and compiling from the command line with Mingw.

You should learn to appreciate all of the work the IDE does for you before you use it, otherwise you're no better than the millions of idiots that call IT because they can't figure out how to format their Excel spreadsheet.

"I hit the compile button but it won't compile!"

 

Visual Studio 2008. I like it better than 2010 but now I'm starting to just use Notepad++, WinSCP and PuTTy on Windows. On Mac I use the Terminal, Cyberduck and Gedit.