The best C++ compiler out there?

[dezell123]

What is the best C++ compiler?

 

[dezell123]

for free I shall add

 

[dezell123]

bump

 

[nateholtrop]

borland and dont ask me where to get it

nate

 

[dezell123]

uh,I searched download.com,and couldnt find it there. Could anybody else tell me where to find it?


Or is there a better one then Borland?

 

[d0ofy]

You have to pay for the full Borland, but you can get the free compiler.
http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/

 

[Zzzt]

According to my C++ teacher, Borland has a problem with numbers over 32,xxx,xxx. MS has the same problem, but at something like 7xx,xxx,xxx. Other than that, they seem to be the same.

 

[GoldenBear]

When you declare an "int" in C++ the limit is at 32767, while a "long int" or "double" would be..longer, not sure exactly how much longer though, but there still is a limit.

 

[Ameesh]

try the gnu compiler

 

[DeeK]

The free Borland compiler is crap. It does absolutely squat for optimizations. I've tried compiling LAME (the MP3 encoder) with the Borland free compiler, mingw (gcc for windows) and DJGPP (gcc for DOS), and the mingw and DJGPP executables were neck-and-neck in terms of speed, where the Borland-generated .exe was at least a factor of five slower. Avoid, avoid, avoid the Borland compiler. Try Cygwin or mingw.

 

[dezell123]

so,in your opinion guys,which is the best? YOu say Borland sucks..(free one)..so..which one is good?

 

[fow99]

gcc, Borland free compiler 5.5?

 

[Macaw]

If you want to try something a bit more exciting, try downloading a C# (pronounced "C-Sharp&quot compiler from GotDotNet.com.

If you just want to check out the language, check out the QuickStart tutorials on that very site.

I'm a long-time Delphi (since version 1) and C++ (for about 10 years) programmer and I really like the C# language.

 

[Insomnium]

Nothing out there beats MSVC++ 6.0, but if you want the best free compiler, then you have to go with DJGPP. DJGPP is simply the best free compiler/development system out there. If you remember, Carmack used it to develop the original Quake. Go to their site, pick your packages, install, and get coding