Hi all!
I've decided to learn programing and i have decided on C++. But for programing in Irrlicht, do i use Visual C++ or regular C++? What do you recommend?
Visual C++ or not Visual C++... That is the question...
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Visual C++ "is" normal C++ (except some quirks and bugs that exist in most MS applications).
For the purpose of irrlicht (ie not using MFC) then you would use visualC++ as an IDE (an editor) for the C++ language. And it comes with a great compiler and is the most supported of all windows C++ compilers.
So yes it is a good choice to use MS Visual Studios C++ part no matter what others say about supporting MS.
YOu can also do it free with dev-cpp for example.
Having said that you can now get VisualStudio 2005 express for free so I would suggest that.
Oh and be prepared to learn the basics for quite a while before diving fully into irrlicht.
good luck
For the purpose of irrlicht (ie not using MFC) then you would use visualC++ as an IDE (an editor) for the C++ language. And it comes with a great compiler and is the most supported of all windows C++ compilers.
So yes it is a good choice to use MS Visual Studios C++ part no matter what others say about supporting MS.
YOu can also do it free with dev-cpp for example.
Having said that you can now get VisualStudio 2005 express for free so I would suggest that.
Oh and be prepared to learn the basics for quite a while before diving fully into irrlicht.
good luck