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Best C++ IDE or Editor for Windows

Asked 2008-09-18T01:46:47.033
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What is the best C++ IDE or editor for using on Windows? I use Notepad++, but am missing IntelliSense from Visual Studio.

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I personally like Visual Studio combined with a third party add-in such as Visual Assist (http://www.wholetomato.com/). I've tried a few of the others and always ended up back with Visual Studio. Plus, Visual Studio is a widely used product in development industries, so having experience using it can only be a plus.

answered 2008-09-18T07:21:42.767
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There are the free "Express" versions of Visual Studio. Given that you like Visual Studio and that the "Express" editions are free, there is no reason to use any other editor.

answered 2008-09-18T01:58:14.777
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Visual Studio + Visual Assist X (http://www.wholetomato.com/)

answered 2009-05-24T14:46:10.627
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As a complete all-in one package, Visual Studio 2008 is the best IDE for C++ development with Windows

answered 2008-09-18T04:56:39.870
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The question says specifically IDE so I am guessing thats what you want. In that case, the main options are Visual Studio and Eclipse CDT as stated above. Of those, I personally prefer Eclipse. However, don't necessarily limit yourself to an IDE. I prefer to use vim as my editor and WinDbg as my debugger. For compilation, your project will probably dictate this. I currently use NMAke on the command line.

answered 2010-09-28T07:44:08.583
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I have used Netbeans for java, and it works great. Not sure how it works with C++, though.

answered 2008-09-18T01:58:42.810

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