good IDE for C++?
 

i am interested in learning some C++ (and python?) and i am wondering if anyone can suggest a good environment for me to do this in. the pc i am using has windows8 installed on it.

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Visual Studio is the goto standard for C++ on Windows. You can integrate the IronPython plugin to make it a Python editor and make .NET calls from Python, which can be very powerful. For pure Python, JetBrains PyCharm is really good.

An alternative, Qt Creator is another great IDE for C++, free and cross-platform.

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I use Eclipse at work. I highly recommend VS or Qt, for your sanity.

Netbeans isnt too bad.

Eclipse (with the appropriate plug-ins) can handle both languages decently. As Haynar said, Netbeans (Eclipse's closest "competitor") is also popular, and both are free.

I used to use Code::Blocks. I can't remember how you set it all up. It was decent, but I still preferred VC++ because it made some things easier. Right now I use MSVC++ 10 Express.

Code blocks:
http://www.codeblocks.org/

If you're using windows, I'd go with MSVC++ 10 Express (scroll down):
http://www.visualstudio.com/download...sual-studio-vs

BUT Code::Blocks is more cross-platform, so if you run a cross-platform project, go with Code::Blocks. That way you don't have to create two different project builds: one for windows, one for other.

Additionally, Code::Blocks can probably have extended functionality with plugins. I never tried those.

It's probably a headache to set all this up at first, especially if you haven't done it before. I remember when I wrote my first code in QBasic. There was no setup. It was very easy to get going.

I fondly remember coding python. Very easy language to get started in.

I think the funnest/easiest coding is lightweight, like making scripts.

My dream job would be coding/creating quests for an mmo or game. Making query scripts or front ends for databases wouldn't be bad, either. But that pales in comparison to making quests.

skip to ruby on rails the demand is staggering at the moment, and it is way easier to use