C Environments

I am a Sophomore at my university and am taking my first class for learning C. I am wondering what /prog/ thinks is a decent set up for someone new to C. A bit of background: I favor IDEs, using Netbeans for my Java work, and have experimented with both Dev-C++ and a small amount of Eclipse. Also, I am using Windows as my platform. Any suggestions would be lovely, thanks. (Furthermore, my professor suggests using a DOS port of gcc in conjunction with an editor such as jEdit or Emacs but as I previously stated, I prefer IDEs)

Gentoo Linux + vim

oh hey thanks man

I favor IDEs, using Netbeans for my Java work
So why are you not using it for C too?

Arch Linux + vim

My professor just sort of brushed the idea of configuring Netbeans to compile C but I have it considered.

If you need an IDE try code::blocks, it's no vim but may be right for you.
For a compiler MinGW

>>6
There shouldn't be much to configure (unless Windows manages to once again be different from every other OS on Earth). If you're already familiar with Netbeans, I don't get why you're even asking this question.

I don't know your target platform or libraries, but you could try http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/ Visual Studio Express C++ (it includes a C compiler).

>>9

I'll second Visual Studio.  Its the best IDE for C++ stuff.  Their debugger is pretty sweet too.

When I'm not using VC++ I use vim on my server (or my university's server).

Avoid Eclipse CDT.  Last I tried it was really slow since it scanned the whole project frequently or something like that.

if the prof recommended gcc, i'd go for the cygwin version if ur staying with windows.

as for ide, i dont know. the only one ive used is visual studio. normally i just edit then exit then compile.

You profressor wants you to compile DOS programs. DOS has been dead for almost a decade now.

Or do you and he not know the difference between DOS and the Windows command line? If that is the case, good luck at learning nothing from an idiot.

Thanks for all of the advice. Right now I am working using the Netbeans IDE and the Cygwin version of gcc for compiling and I feel very comfortable with it thus far. I also tried VC++ Express and thought it was interesting but ultimately chose to go with what I knew better (although I am keeping it around as it seems handy, same goes for Dev-C++).

And for post 12, he actually said a DOS port although he was referring to cmd the entire time. I understand the difference myself; I think he was just tired because he looked as though he was this morning. Who knows?

Again, thanks to everyone who helped.

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