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Dev-C++ Is a Low Memory Windows Native C++ IDE Built in Delphi

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Re: Dev-C++ Is a Low Memory Windows Native C++ IDE Built in Delphi

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post #26

I remember this as total pain to use compared to CodeBlocks 10 years ago, but if Embarcadero improved it and kept it low memory it can be pretty usable in our schools which often have 10 years old PCs with 2GB of RAM etc...,

I remember thinking the reverse, 14-15 years ago.

Exactly. Dev was so light, CB seemed clunky and dated to me. I had Dev on my flash drive and all my projects (didn't know about VC 2007).

Re: Dev-C++ Is a Low Memory Windows Native C++ IDE Built in Delphi

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Any particular reason why these two posts were rendered dead? ------- H_Pylori 1 hour ago [dead] [–] Back in the day, Dev-C++ was the ideal IDE for the C/C++ beginner. Simple, easy to use and very light in term of resources. I remember being able to run Dev-C++ on a 166Mhz Pentium I with 32Mb of RAM (which was hopelessly obsolete even by then). You could even install C libraries automatically as DevPaks. ------- ku-m…

Probably a pretty dang good reason. Just kidding, dang sucks.

Re: Dev-C++ Is a Low Memory Windows Native C++ IDE Built in Delphi

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post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be clear, the posts you are referencing are about debugging an executable with no source code available, which is not the normal use case for a programmer.

It seems you have not read the post or you don't have experience with gdb or with Linux debuggers/ide combos. He's debugging zig, but his issues are with the ux and iirc he mentions few zig-specific bugs. I have been through the same ordeals while debugging C++ on Linux. In the end, there's only gdb with a command line interface. Couldn't get any nice IDE with watch, memory view or even simple breakpoints to work. So…

I haven’t had any trouble doing graphical debugging with VSCode and the C/C++ plugin. I get breakpoints, locals, watch, etc. The one thing I miss from Visual Studio is being able to easily change the watch window display format (e.g. showing a number as hex).

Re: Dev-C++ Is a Low Memory Windows Native C++ IDE Built in Delphi

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Any particular reason why these two posts were rendered dead? ------- H_Pylori 1 hour ago [dead] [–] Back in the day, Dev-C++ was the ideal IDE for the C/C++ beginner. Simple, easy to use and very light in term of resources. I remember being able to run Dev-C++ on a 166Mhz Pentium I with 32Mb of RAM (which was hopelessly obsolete even by then). You could even install C libraries automatically as DevPaks. ------- ku-m…

Looks like something in their post history got them the equivalent of shadowbanned on HN.

Re: Dev-C++ Is a Low Memory Windows Native C++ IDE Built in Delphi

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post #26

I remember this as total pain to use compared to CodeBlocks 10 years ago, but if Embarcadero improved it and kept it low memory it can be pretty usable in our schools which often have 10 years old PCs with 2GB of RAM etc...,

> I remember this as total pain to use compared to CodeBlocks 10 years ago

We have radically different memories then. Bloodshed dev-c++ was always the lightest and snappiest C++ IDE around.

Re: Dev-C++ Is a Low Memory Windows Native C++ IDE Built in Delphi

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post #65
post #26

I remember this as total pain to use compared to CodeBlocks 10 years ago, but if Embarcadero improved it and kept it low memory it can be pretty usable in our schools which often have 10 years old PCs with 2GB of RAM etc...,

> I remember this as total pain to use compared to CodeBlocks 10 years ago We have radically different memories then. Bloodshed dev-c++ was always the lightest and snappiest C++ IDE around.

I think the 10 years is the key here. 15+ years ago the DevC++ was a gem, lightweight, fast usable IDE. But 10 years ago there was the free VSExpress out (not even the first, 2005 and 2008) which was far superior to DevC++ imho. (edit: on Windows)

Re: Dev-C++ Is a Low Memory Windows Native C++ IDE Built in Delphi

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post #58

I wonder what's the motivation behind this fork. Embarcadero is the company currently maintaining and selling Delphi dev tools. They also have their own commercial C++ IDE. Is it treated as demo App for their own toolchain.

One reason is that it made a great case study for modernizing an app from Delphi 7 to the latest version.

https://blogs.embarcadero.com/embarcadero-dev-c-successfully...

Re: Dev-C++ Is a Low Memory Windows Native C++ IDE Built in Delphi

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I was a big fan of Delphi.Would be interested in a python IDE that could build phone apps from them.

There is a Python IDE built in Delphi called PyScripter. Doubt it has anything specific for phone apps though.

https://github.com/pyscripter/pyscripter

Re: Dev-C++ Is a Low Memory Windows Native C++ IDE Built in Delphi

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post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

but what if you aren't using Qt?

QtCreator is a generic C/C++ IDE, built with Qt. (and since it has language server support nowadays it looks like it's useable for rust, etc). It has a profiling UI, valgrind support, etc etc.

It's also pretty decent for embedded!

Sometimes I feel they should rebrand it, because many people are blocked by the Qt name.

Re: Dev-C++ Is a Low Memory Windows Native C++ IDE Built in Delphi

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TDM-GCC is such a better solution for Windows than normal MinGW ports. Geany + TDM-GCC is an ideal setup for introductory programming.

I used to recommend TDM, but it doesn't get updated very often. These days I would say that https://nuwen.net/mingw.html is a much better bet, particularly in view of all the libraries that come with it.
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