Any good FREE C/C++ compilers?

[wviperw]

I want to get into programming but don't really want to spend a bunch of money for a piece of software I won't even know how to use. Anyone know of any decent C compilers? The only one I have found is LCC, but it has some problems.

 

[GL]

Can't you just use gcc (GNU's C Compiler)? It's free and probably the only free C compiler readily used throughout industry and academia. In fact, it's the choice compiler for my CS program.

-GL

 

[DataFly]

Do a search on Download.com for some compilers. I used Dev C++ before I got MS Visual C++ 6.0 Introductory Edition. It was pretty easy to use, but I'm sure there are some that are better...

 

[Impact55]

I got that book "Teach Yourself C++ in 21 Days" By like Sam's, you can find it at any real big bookstore, and it usually is bundled with a c++ compiler, and a great book for a price of 49.99$ (US).

 

[RagingGuardian]

When I got into programming I used Python. It's way easier than C/C++ and it's free.

 

[loup garou]

You can download Borland's Turbo C from here. It's free, but it runs in DOS. Yeah, I know it sucks, but I'm too lazy to find something better and too cheap to buy one.


NOTE: This is for C only, I don't know where to get a free C++ compiler.