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What is the best free C++ IDE for Windows?

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I'm basically looking for a good free C++ IDE for windows. I'm looking for something powerful(I want to start making videogames), but I can't afford Microsoft Visual Studio. Basically which one of these is comparable to MVS:

-Eclipse with C++ plug in

-wxDev-C++

-Code::Blocks

-Microsoft Visual Studio Express(What is it missing compared to the full version?)

-Turbo C++ Explorer

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  1. Dev C++ is good but its main problem is that you cannot create GUI applications. You have to all thing through codes.

    Microsoft visual studio express doesn't support win32 and mfc. It only support managed vc++. or vc++.net

    For creating Win32 applications Pellesc is nice.

    http://www.pellesc.de


  2. You can try NetBeans IDE .

    It has got all the features you want.

  3. MS Visual C++ 2008 is free. This video will show you how to install it:

    http://xoax.net/comp/cpp/console/Lesson0...

    Here are some simple games with code downloads that you can use to get some ideas:

    http://xoax.net/comp/cpp/console/Lesson9...

    http://xoax.net/comp/cpp/console/Lesson2...

    http://xoax.net/comp/cpp/console/Lesson2...

    These tutorials can get you started with graphics programming in OpenGL:

    http://xoax.net/comp/cpp/opengl/index.ph...

    You can go through the tutorials and if you have questions on them or anything else in C++, please post to me here:

    http://xoax.net/forum/

    Enjoy!

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