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Obreh Winfrey

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Brehs I want to learn C++ on my old laptop.
I downloaded the text editor Vim but what compiler do you recommend?
The few times I've used C++ I went with gcc. I honestly don't know enough about the inner workings to give any real insight though.
 

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The few times I've used C++ I went with gcc. I honestly don't know enough about the inner workings to give any real insight though.
That's for linux. You wouldn't know anything for windows? I don't want to use an IDE
 

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I was under the impression you could get gcc for Windows? I don't have an answer for you, when I was doing C++ in Windows I always used Visual Studio.
Apparently you can but need another extra program. This is an old laptop, I do have a modern better one too, but this fossil is smaller and lighter. Going to give it a shot after work.
 

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@Rose Gold how come no IDE?
I have two laptops. One is old, a thinkpad t60 which has a centro duo cpu and 1GB of RAM :mjlol:. Figured an IDE would be too much. On my main I got an IDE but I hate it lol.
 

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Use an ide:troll:
Seriously,You should be able to install cywgin/ mingw compilers and dos program to compile the programs
Why does everybody recommend different types of compilers. What do you mean dos program to compile it? Isnt done via CLI? I'm so confused breh.
 

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Why does everybody recommend different types of compilers. What do you mean dos program to compile it? Isnt done via CLI? I'm so confused breh.
For your first question I assume because they're optimized in different ways. People knowledgeable about compiler deign will have good opinions on that. Otherwise i think it's just because that's what people know :yeshrug:.
 

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Why does everybody recommend different types of compilers. What do you mean dos program to compile it? Isnt done via CLI? I'm so confused breh.
I don't about the compilers, those were the two I used during class. You're right you can use a CLI, I'm just used to using another program to compile it.
 

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Been working on NPC dialogue system and a quest system (took me days). Now working on wall running :
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