Re: [Dev-C++] "Best practices" for cross-platform development

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

If needing multi-platform support, I would recommend that you take a look
at the wxWidgets framework. It contains support for GUI, multimedia,
networking, file manipulation, ... in a platform-independant way.

/Per W


On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, Thomas Smith wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm new to C programming. I spent a great deal of time looking into IDEs
> that would help me learn C and help speed up the development process. I was
> also looking for an IDE that would provide some cross-platform
> capabilities--Dev-C++ seems to fit this profile.
>
> Being new to C I'm not sure what the best way would be to use Dev-C++ to
> ensure my programs remain compatible with multiple platforms (in particular,
> Windows and *nix).
>
> The program I plan to write will primarily be console-based with (possibly)
> a GUI as a frontend.
>
> Does Dev-C++ fit this use well? And where might I find more information
> about using Dev-C++ for this purpose as well as general guidelines for
> programming with multiple platforms in mind?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Tom