The best C++ IDE??

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Have a look at NetBeans at http://www.netbeans.org/
Written in pure Java, runs on Windows, Linux and Solaris (at least).
Supports Java, C, C++ according to the author. It is open source.

Note: It requires at least JDK 1.3.
 
thanks all you guys,

but i didn't findy any indications in Netbeans page to say it supports C or
C++ as well ;-)

many thanks
 
Anna said:
hi all,

I wonder what is the best C++ freeware IDE available for download ...?

regards,
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http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/
Eclipse Projects

"The CDT (C/C++ Development Tools) Project is working towards providing
a fully functional C and C++ Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
for the Eclipse platform.

Our current release function includes:

* C/C++ Editor (basic functionality, syntax highlighting, code
completion etc.)
* C/C++ Debugger (APIs & Default implementation, using GDB)
* C/C++ Launcher (APIs & Default implementation, launches and
external application)
* Parser
* Search Engine
* Content Assist Provider
* Makefile generator"

dM
 
Richard Steven Hack said:
On this page http://www.netbeans.org/products/ it explicitly states:
"Support for the Java, C, C++, XML and HTML languages"
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Did you ever say what environment that you were programming in?

For instance Mingw studio is used with the mingw C++ compiler

Rhide is used with DJGPP

SharpDevelop is used with the free MS.NET sdk

The Watcom system is a compiler and an IDE(other tools too)

VIDE can be used with the free Borland Compiler

Kdevelop can be used with the Cygwin tools

These are just a few off the top of my head, there are other good ones,
including the others mentioned and the commercial ones.
All of the above(and the others)have their adherents, but...

It would seem to me that you should put some time into considering what
overall environment you want to be in: OS, compiler,debugger, other OS
tools, libraries and such available for the compiler, etc. It's not just the
IDE that determines what the best system for development is. One potential
source is: http://www.softpanorama.org/index.shtml to give you some idea of
the best tools, but this is a pretty personal thing and there are lots of
opinions out there, just look for them.

Dick Kistler
 
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