RE: [Dev-C++] Is Dev-C++ a beginners tool?

[Ioannis V. <iv...@at...>]

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> Hi,
> 
> I am new to the world of C and C++. I came to know about the 
> Dev-C++. Is
> Dev-C++ a tool used by beginners? Is this tool used to 
> produce a commercial
> products also? I have this question because I was reading an 
> article called
> "Getting Started with C++" on the 
> http://www.cprogramming.com/begin.html
> page that said "For 
> beginners, Bloodshed Dev, which uses a windows
> interface, is a free and easy-to-use compiler. ".
> 
> Do you have any suggestion as which path should I take as I 
> am learning C
> and C++. Should I use Dev-C++ or Borland C++ 6 or Microsoft C/C++.
> 
> Thanx for all the ideas.


My suggestion is read an introductory book to learn the basic stuff of the
language at first. The language is defined by the ANSI/ISO C++ standard.
Then you can read the "The C++ Programming Language" 3rd Edition or Special
Edition by Bjarne Stroustrup (the creator of C++) to learn the rest of the
language and also learn an API of a platform you are going to code to (e.g.
Windows platform, .NET framework). Dev-C++ uses the MINGW compiler which
supports the ANSI/ISO C and C++ standards (C and C++ are different
languages) and currently provides support for the Win32 API. So it is OK to
use it to write ANSI/ISO C++ conformant code and C++ code that uses the
Win32 API.





Ioannis Vranos
 
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