Visual express

[xander333]

Hello guys,

At this very moment I'm using Code::Blocks for my C++ apps. A few minutes ago I found MS VE 2010 on their website and I wondered if it was better. (it's an IDE, right? :p) Is it only for Visual c++ or can you also make console apps.
Also, are there any particular advantages over other IDE's?

Thanks!

[kempofighter]

Try it and see if you like it. I tried code blocks but then realized that I hated the user interface. On the other hand VSE is a free version so I am not sure if code blocks offers additional services that you don't get with VSE. VSE is a pretty good IDE with nice debugging capabilities but it is really up to you to try and it figure out if it provides everything that you need.

[Bazzy]

Code::Blocks is more extensible, supports multiple compilers and languages and allows the user to create project templates.
Things that you don't get on VC++Express

[jrohde]

Yes, VSE can create console apps, not just Windows apps. The debugger is indeed nice, and the code editor in the 2010 version is superior to others. But for native C/C++ applications, use whatever you're more comfortable with.

[1yR4jE8b]

Microsoft's IDE has by far, the best debugger in the industry. Unless you want to write Windows-only applications, there's no real advantage to using Visual C++ Express except for the debugger IMO.

Code::Blocks is a very nice IDE (10.05 just came out a few days ago too), and I find it has superior project management, auto-complete, and a few other nice features (it's very easy to set up command line options for the C++ compiler, for example) and is cross-platform so I can use it in Linux and on my Mac as well. THe debugger is pretty 'meh' but I attribute that to the fact that the gnu debugger (gdb) just sucks badly so it didn't really give much for the devs to work with.

The Netbeans IDE with C++ plugin blows both of them out of the water IMO, is cross-platform as well (it's written in Java) and supports more languages than just C++ (I use it for Python, C++, HTML/CSS/PHP, and Java). Debugging C++, like Code::Blocks, is meh as well..but like I said...gdb sucks balls.

[Bazzy]

C::B also supports MsCDB, not only GDB

[S6k9GNh0]

I'm not sure why people think Code::Blocks is GNU-based or something... I was just about to post the same thing.