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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 by thrower123 »

FpUser wrote: post #6

On Windows it is mostly meh in my opinion as it is hard to compete with the Visual Studio feature wise. Had they ported it to Linux I'd be way more interested. I am not particularly fond of native C++ IDE choices on Linux. Currently using CodeLite for that purpose.

At the time when VC++ 6 was the standard, it was worth frigging with Bloodshed if you didn't have $$$, an MSDN subscription, or some other access. Once there were the Express Editions and now VS Community Edition, it's really hard to justify the hassle for a second-rate set of tooling, unless you enjoy shaving yaks.

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

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Post by gordaco »

Wow, Dev-C++. Not the very first IDE I used (that would be Div2), but at least the very first IDE I needed to use for academical reasons, back in 2001. This is the IDE where I started committing serious mistakes, i.e. the ones that make a lightbulb turn on when you finally solve them.

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

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Post by muststopmyths »

TheNewAndy wrote: post #40
stelonix wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I will have to disagree here. Visual Studio's C++ tools are fundamental for any C++ development beyond toy "hello world" and prototypes. I've been a Linux user for 8 years now and my biggest pain is the lack of a proper C++ IDE with decent debugging. Even if you forget an IDE, there are no decent debuggers[0][1]. [0]: https://scattered-thoughts.net/writing/looking-for-debugger/ [1]: https://scattered-thoughts.net/wri…

I think there is a level of familiarity bias that happens with debugging tools. I could probably get away with making gdb my login shell I live in it so much, and when I find myself using Visual Studio's debugger, I find it incredibly clunky. The things people complain about for gdb (e.g. you can't see the source code for where it is executing) I don't find to be a big deal (I just jump to the correct line in my text…

I find windbg a good middle ground between the gdb/lldb style and visual studio overload.

source debugging is a minor component of GUI debuggers.

Having a graphical watch window with multiple variables, looking at registers in a different window while stepping through etc. is invaluable to me.

Also stuff like losing mental context because of dumping a long stack in the same window where I was just inspecting disassembly is frigging painful.

But I agree about familiarity bias in most cases.

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

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Post by lefty2 »

jcelerier wrote: post #55
lefty2 wrote: 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.

I better check it out then. Thanks.

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

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Post by H_Pylori »

lfowles wrote: post #64
Stierlitz wrote: post #56

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.

Oh well, I must be so controversial.

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

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Post by vram22 »

vram22 wrote: post #78

I used it lightly. It was nice. Remember it being fast at least for my light usage, compiling simple UNIX-style commmand-line utilities (to achieve small tasks) that I used to love to write on Windows - and still do :)

While I'm on the subject of command-line utilities, here is a post on my blog about a tutorial I wrote for IBM developerWorks on the topic of "Developing a Linux command-line utility" in C:

https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2014/09/my-ibm-developerworks-ar...

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

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Post by vram22 »

DominikD wrote: post #51
rawland wrote: post #47

What's a decent Delphi (Object Pascal) IDE for *nix?

Lazarus is great.

Yes. Example small app I created using it: Digital Clock created in FreePascal / Lazarus:

https://jugad2.blogspot.com/2017/04/digital-clock-created-in...

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