I love Dev-C++. But I'm worry about the future of Dev-C++. The version 5 cannot be released. And now Borland has given up all IDE product(includes Delphi). Can we see the newer version of Dev-C++?
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not sure you know what you are talking about, the version titled "BETA" has been around for many years meanwhile, in fact it's been much more mature than the majority of released non-BETA software-sure, DevC++ does have its quirks, however the version that's available is in general fully usable.
Apart from that, you are encouraged to search the forum for similar discussions, when you do so-you'll notice that this is a recurring topic here and that the general consensus is that it is HIGHLY unlikely DevC++ (in its current form) will ever again experience (re)development.
That is, what you can get now is as mature as it could get back then, if that's not enough for you, you are encouraged to check out the various alternatives that exist meanwhile (i.e. codeblocks), or simply get Microsoft's free Visual C++ Express version.
But always remember that DevC++ was basically the first free AND open source Win32 IDE available that used the MingW32 tool chain.
Apart from that I am really not sure what this has to do with Borland? It's really a different situation today: there are plenty of cool IDE free (AND open source) projects out there, so you can really make a choice!
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Anonymous
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2006-08-26
The future of Dev-C++ IMO is http://wxdsgn.sourceforge.net/ - this is the only form in which it can hope to compete against MSVC++ Express - but the debugger will never be as good.
Clifford
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in general, GDB really isn't that bad, it's just that it isn't very well integrated with most IDEs, and the general lack of proper GUI integration/support.
So you really need to be very familiar with GDB in order to make good use of it, while you can make very advanced use of the MS debugger without having to know lots about it, simply because it's very intutive and its powerfulness isn't hidden at all.
Of course there are things that are simply missing in GDB yet, but there's good chance that this stuff will eventually be added, too.
It's merely a matter of pointing these things out, so that people are made aware of any defiencies
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Has anyone here used wxDev enough to give us a really substantial review of it?
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Anonymous
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2006-08-27
I don't remember one. It is based on the 4.9.9.2 Dev-C++ code, so you get at least the functionality of 4.9.9.2 (so probbaly nothing to loose by trying it, everything you already have should work), plus wxWidgets pre-built and integrated (not always easy in itself), and a form designer which I admit I have not used, but the screenshots look impressive (well they would wouldn't they!).
In addition the team currently appear to be working on enabling it to work with MS VC++ and the PSDK. This would give better Win32 and DirectX support for example. When MS were only providing command line tools for free, you could see the attraction of such a tool, but now VC++ Express is free, the benefits are less compelling. Of course wxWidgets is cross-platform and probably faster than managed code, so there is a niche perhaps.
The project has its own forum hosted on the wxWidgets site, that might give you some insight into the stability and capability of the product.
Clifford
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Oddly enough I downloaded wxDevC++ this past weekend, but have not yet installed it. I plan on installing it sometime this week and start playing with it.
If I have any major problems I'll post them on this site for your enjoyment, and I'll let you know what I think (something most you know I sometime have trouble doing :0) )
See Ya
Butch
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I love Dev-C++. But I'm worry about the future of Dev-C++. The version 5 cannot be released. And now Borland has given up all IDE product(includes Delphi). Can we see the newer version of Dev-C++?
not sure you know what you are talking about, the version titled "BETA" has been around for many years meanwhile, in fact it's been much more mature than the majority of released non-BETA software-sure, DevC++ does have its quirks, however the version that's available is in general fully usable.
Apart from that, you are encouraged to search the forum for similar discussions, when you do so-you'll notice that this is a recurring topic here and that the general consensus is that it is HIGHLY unlikely DevC++ (in its current form) will ever again experience (re)development.
That is, what you can get now is as mature as it could get back then, if that's not enough for you, you are encouraged to check out the various alternatives that exist meanwhile (i.e. codeblocks), or simply get Microsoft's free Visual C++ Express version.
But always remember that DevC++ was basically the first free AND open source Win32 IDE available that used the MingW32 tool chain.
Apart from that I am really not sure what this has to do with Borland? It's really a different situation today: there are plenty of cool IDE free (AND open source) projects out there, so you can really make a choice!
The future of Dev-C++ IMO is http://wxdsgn.sourceforge.net/ - this is the only form in which it can hope to compete against MSVC++ Express - but the debugger will never be as good.
Clifford
in general, GDB really isn't that bad, it's just that it isn't very well integrated with most IDEs, and the general lack of proper GUI integration/support.
So you really need to be very familiar with GDB in order to make good use of it, while you can make very advanced use of the MS debugger without having to know lots about it, simply because it's very intutive and its powerfulness isn't hidden at all.
Of course there are things that are simply missing in GDB yet, but there's good chance that this stuff will eventually be added, too.
It's merely a matter of pointing these things out, so that people are made aware of any defiencies
Has anyone here used wxDev enough to give us a really substantial review of it?
I don't remember one. It is based on the 4.9.9.2 Dev-C++ code, so you get at least the functionality of 4.9.9.2 (so probbaly nothing to loose by trying it, everything you already have should work), plus wxWidgets pre-built and integrated (not always easy in itself), and a form designer which I admit I have not used, but the screenshots look impressive (well they would wouldn't they!).
In addition the team currently appear to be working on enabling it to work with MS VC++ and the PSDK. This would give better Win32 and DirectX support for example. When MS were only providing command line tools for free, you could see the attraction of such a tool, but now VC++ Express is free, the benefits are less compelling. Of course wxWidgets is cross-platform and probably faster than managed code, so there is a niche perhaps.
The project has its own forum hosted on the wxWidgets site, that might give you some insight into the stability and capability of the product.
Clifford
Hi Everyone:
Oddly enough I downloaded wxDevC++ this past weekend, but have not yet installed it. I plan on installing it sometime this week and start playing with it.
If I have any major problems I'll post them on this site for your enjoyment, and I'll let you know what I think (something most you know I sometime have trouble doing :0) )
See Ya
Butch