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  • Posted by redbaron — 2011-03-29

    Maybe 6-7 years ago I would have said "Hey, this is an up-to-date and features-rich IDE." But this project is dead. Though wxDev-C++ has been added as a separate project to make Dev-C++ capable of GUI-design, it still doesn't mean you should use it. Dev-C++ is a project that hasn't seen an update since 2005. I can't say that it's not a useful IDE. The main problem (despite all those known and unfixed bugs) is the huge amount of missing features that modern IDEs provide to make the work of a programmer easier and more delightful. For those of you, who say "Wait a minute! Dev-C++ works just fine!", I'd answer - it depends and considering that it covers the bare minimum, it's much better to use an advanced text editor like Notepad++ in combination with gcc (MinGW or Cygwin for Windows) instead, if you don't want cool modern features. Not to mention there is Geany, Code::Blocks, NetBeans etc.

  • Posted by Josh @ Dreamland — 2010-10-14

    This project gave me a wonderful C++ "childhood," and as such, I will always have fond memories of it. Looking cool with my Dev-C++ icons everywhere, at least two instances open at any given time... But as I began developing larger projects, dev's neglect-fueled flaws became more apparent to me, and I had to move on to anew IDE. As it stands, as long as Code::Blocks exists, I cannot recommend Dev to anyone.

  • Posted by haroonkassim — 2010-01-25

    I recommend this for beginners.

  • Posted by OpenID User — 2010-01-09

    Better than messing around with cygwin

  • Posted by Melchior — 2009-10-16

    Great Program good for a free alt to MS Visual Studio. Only sad thing is it hasn't seen a release or update in years. :(

  • Posted by Elad Karako — 2009-10-11

    very nice and easy alternative for MS development tools.

  • Posted by JacNova — 2009-09-26

    Great program to use for C++ programming classes at local university.

  • Posted by tim — 2009-08-12

    great for writing straight forward c programs without auto baggage created by other IDEs. class browser/auto-complete makes ide frail, but can be turned off.

  • Posted by erisred — 2009-08-08

    Dev-CPP is a very good little compiler. It is simple to configure and to use. I have used it to teach programming for a number of years. The only shortcoming is that development seems to have stopped.

  • Posted by DARC — 2010-03-11

    This is a good little package. I have used DJGPP, Quincy99 and 02, and Dev-C++. I like Dev-C++ the most. Lots of built in tools, very nice IDE. I have not tried Quincy05, but Quincy02 is second to Dev-C++ in IDE environment. Both use MingW compiler suite. C++ is an old language and C is even older. You want the newest language in developing technology look into .NET or JAVA. I like C++ because its low level and high level all built into one. Its a very complex language in its use and/or application. Many other languages and Operating Systems are built with C/C++. You learn the rules and structure very quickly with some practice. To program with C++ is easy, because its basicly all built on functions. You learn to work with functions and make your own objects and the skys the limit. Well almost. On the downside, there is very little in the "Help Files". Definitly buy any book on C/C++ programing. I read some of the posts here for the Dev-C++ and the people asking for help probably never read a single page on C++ programing. Sorry guys. By the way, I run Dev-C++ on Windows Vista Home and have not yet found any problems using different directories. That doesn't mean other versions of Vista do or do not have bugs when run with Dev-C++. I am just saying I have not found any. This is the place to ask questions though. Like I said there is little in the help files. Good luck and happy programming.

  • Posted by class101 — 2010-04-03

    This application is wonderful and deserves its #6th position in the top dev tools of sourceforge! It has lots of handy options and it works very well with new gcc 4.5.0 exprimental of 2010 My recommendations: Use it without the included mingw which is very old and subject to bugs with new systems like Win7, use gcc 4.x and move the Dev-Cpp's rm.exe (in bin/) to your mingw bin/ folder with other binaries. And yes I have tried CodeLite and CodeBlocks and I went back to Devcpp because this is the most stable of all, CodeLite = CodeBlocks with a lot of bugs, broken functionnalities, and many missing features Devcpp > CodeBlocks > CodeLite

  • Posted by onomou — 2010-02-22

    I would recommend using Code::Blocks or CodeLite IDE. There are too many bugs in this that haven't been fixed to make it user-friendly by today's standards.

  • Posted by Mario Vilas — 2010-04-04

    I love the gesture of trying to keep it alive, but this project has been dead too long to be of any practical use nowadays. It's best to use CodeLite or Code::Blocks with an up to date version of mingw instead. By the way, the bloodshed.net domain expired and was taken by spammers, so don't try to visit the old Dev-C++ site!

  • Posted by OpenID User — 2010-04-02

    I used to love Dev-C++ when I was programming in C++ in 2005/2006, but this project has been left to gather dust too long. There are plenty other free and actively maintained C++ development environments to choose from.. .and you can even legitimately get free versions of Microsoft Visual C++ if you want.

  • Posted by Leeor Dicker — 2009-12-02

    Missing a lot of modern usability features. Ships with an out of date and buggy compiler. Hasn't been updated in years. Do yourself a favor and use something else.

  • Posted by TheFlipside — 2010-02-15

    This project is way too outdated. I suggest to use MinGW instead which is up to date though it doesn't have a GUI.

  • Posted by Dennis Hutchins — 2012-03-06

    Awesome project, thanks a lot for conveying

  • Posted by Alejandra J. Keys — 2012-03-04

    Simple user interface! It's not heavy program. It works well. I use this program instead of visual studio when I make c or c++ program.

  • Posted by Alex DD — 2011-11-04

    Wonderful for beginners...!

  • Posted by ag0y — 2011-09-02

    great IDE :)

  • Posted by Ahaan Rungta — 2011-03-17

    This is one of the most easy things to work with. This is my first computer programming language I am working with and I don't think I will ever shift!

  • Posted by VITALY SEMENIAKO — 2011-02-04

    My first IDE where I could run OpenGL code without problem

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