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[Final)arkJon]

ok so i have dev C++, if any of you know what that is???
you can get it for a free download at www.downloads.com
is it possible to write in c on it?

[r4inm4ker]

yes, you can write C code on it.
i had installed it on my PC before, and used it for a while. But i'm not used to its debugging tool. i couldn't run my program step by step no matter how i tried. so i come back to previous software, Visual C++

[Final)arkJon]

K thx, i figured it out! im so happy now, anyway thx for telling me. its a good free compiler if anyone needs one. ive been using it for a while now. im currently working on makin some games for flash! im still a newb, so if anyone has good advice ill glady take it. Thx for helping R4inm4ker!

[tmonty]

In my opinion Dev-Cpp is not so good... EXE files are very big (e.g. 'Hello world" has about 700kb)

[Deaths Aprentice]

The best thing is to just get yourself a pirate copy of VC++.
I dont know if its allowed to post them here or not , if not just email/pm me , ill help ya out

[tmonty]

But illegal VC++ hasn't got the licence, so U can't sell your programs.

[switch]

if you know where to look you can actually get vc++ very very cheaply. i have a friend who got visual studio .NET 2003 professional for $150 NEW! (in Australia) the reccommended retail is about $950.

if your devc++ exe files are about 700 kb, you are probably leaving debugging symbols in. i can't remember how to remove them, but when you output your final product, you should turn off the debugging symbols. it will be somewhere in the linker options, or maybe the compiler options.

[fowlball1010]

Dev-C++ is alright. I bought it with a book and cd and it takes up a lot of memory and i don't like the defaults.

[dawu]

DevC++ is OK and you also have Watcom...http://www.openwatcom.org/ or you can just install GCC + Anjuta...anyway, you have many options.

There was some discount offer (only for students) at Microsoft, two years ago, where I got my full VS6 pro + MSDN + Service Packs for only 15$

If you plan to go pro with making software and, someday, even selling them, I suggest you risk some money and order licensed Visual Studio.

[dawu]

DevC++ is OK and you also have Watcom...http://www.openwatcom.org/ or you can just install GCC + Anjuta...anyway, you have many options.

There was some discount offer (only for students) at Microsoft, two years ago, where I got my full VS6 pro + MSDN + Service Packs for only 15$

If you plan to go pro with making software and, someday, even selling them, I suggest you risk some money and order licensed Visual Studio.