C++ Compilers

Alright I've been programming in Java for over 3 years now and feel it's time to switch to C++.  In Java I used an assortment of IDEs, but stuck with Eclipse once I found it.

So, I've gone through about 5 different C++ compilers (Dev C++, Turbo C++, to name a few) and was only to get one Hello World compiled without any clue how I got it to work.  I also tried the Eclipse CDT but that also didn't compile.

I'd hate to say it, but Eclipse making it so easy to compile Java code has made me very dull when it comes to these things.  So what I'm asking is if someone can suggest a compiler and go into the process of compiling in C++.  I hear things about makefiles and .o files, but I'm not really sure what it means.  Any help would be grateful.

Thanks in advance.

Have you tried command line MSVC, and ECLIPSE? Thought it's funny you are going from advanced language (with multithreading defined in standard libraries, and correct memory model) to something outdated. It will bite you when you'd be making multithreaded applications.

BTW macro assembler is easier than C++, why don't play with it a little?