Free Compilers and Tools
| Dev-C++ |
Dev-C++ is
a Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for C/C++. It includes
the MinGW port of GCC as it's compiler. |
| Code::Blocks |
Code::Blocks is an IDE for C/C++. It includes the MinGW
port of GCC, and also supports the MS Visual Toolkit, and the free command
line compiler from Borland.
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| Microsoft Visual C++ 2013
Express |
A free C++ Win32 compiler and
IDE from Microsoft.
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| Borland C++ Builder |
A free C++ Win32 compiler from
Borland. You will need to register before downloading.
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| ResEdit |
A free Resource Editor for
Win32 programs.
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| GDIView |
A utility that displays list a
of GDI handles used by each process. It's useful for spotting GDI
leaks. |
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Visual Leak Detector |
An open-source memory leak
detection system for Visual C++. |
Tutorials and References
| MSDN |
The Microsoft Developers
Network. Microsoft's online reference. |
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MS
Platform SDK |
Provides the documentation,
samples, header files, libraries, and tools designed to help you develop
Windows applications (XP and below). |
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MS Windows SDK |
Provides the documentation,
samples, header files, libraries, and tools designed to help you develop
Windows applications (Vista and above). |
| MS DirectX SDK |
Contains the additional header
files and libraries for DirectX programming. |
| SourceForge |
SourceForge hosts a large
collection of open source projects. |
| Code Project |
Forums and Code samples for
software developers. |
| Cfanatic |
A forum for C, Win32, C++, MFC,
C# developers. |
| Reliable Software |
A Win32 tutorial for advanced
C++ users.
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| the Forger |
A Win32 tutorial for
C++.
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| FunctionX |
A Win32 programming reference,
by FunctionX.
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| Dev-C++ Resource Site |
API references, tutorials, online resources,
documentation downloads, etc. about C/C++ and Win32
programming. |
| Thinking
in C++ |
Thinking in C++ 2nd Edition. An excellent book on
C++ by Bruce Eckel. Available Online. |
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Google |
Internet Search Engine. |
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Wikipedia |
Web based encyclopedia. |
|
C++ FAQ |
C++ Frequently Asked Questions |