Anyone know where i could find a good basic and c++ compiler for free?

If you are doing Windows development (and maybe, even, if you're not) Microsoft offers Visual Basic 2005 Express and Visual C++ 2005 Express for free.





http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/expres...

Anyone know where i could find a good basic and c++ compiler for free?
Check out gnu.org for C++, you want to go to http://www.gcc.gnu.org.





For BASIC, you might want to look at: http://www.thefreecountry.com/compilers/...





That should get you started.
Reply:Follow up to Deirdre H:





gcc is definitely the most ISO compliant compiler that you'll be able to get for free. Visual C++ express is not a bad choice for Windows programming if you plan on going into that deeper. Windows compilers are finally getting more compliant (thank goodness) but still live by their own rules. But learning proper C/C++ then trying to move to Windows can be a real painful experience (and I'm sure visa versa). So if you ultimately want to move into Unix coding instead of .NET. I'd suggest gcc.





There is no purely native Windows gcc (last I knew anyway). There are two options: cygwin and MinGW. Cygwin is a full Unix "container" in windows. Expect a major slowdown on application running in cygwin. MinGW is a minimalistic implementation which has much less a slowdown but almost no POSIX support (since Windows isn't a POSIX OS). If you are moving toward Unix coding, a MinGW based Qt (cross-platform GUI development library) has recently been successfully ported.





On the Windows route, I think I also read that an old line of Borland compilers that I used years ago is being revived and released on a free license. But Visual C++ is still going to be much more active for Windows coding. The express version of the compiler is pretty limited in it's support. But it's definitely a good start. Unfortunately, the jump into Visual Studio Professional (which you can use for commercial development) will set you back $700-$1000.
Reply:you will find what you need here,





http://www.thefreecountry.com/compilers/...
Reply:Dev-C++ by Bloodshed Software. Linked below.