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Eclipse and CDT for C++ coding sucks. However this doesn't mean there aren't any good tools. Both Visual Studio and XCode are very good for working with C++.

by agazso 16y ago

mdwrigh2 16y ago
Do you have any recommendations if you're working on a Linux platform? This is purely out of curiosity. I'll stick to my standbys of Vim and a terminal window.
- Raphael_Amiard 16y ago
  The best IDE i was able to find for C++ on linux is Qt Creator. Its only drawback is that it's quite Qt integrated, but with very few tweaks you can make regular C++ projects with no Qt dependencies. Everything from the debugger to the code completion does work well, which is more you can say about most C++ IDE on linux.
  - albertzeyer 16y ago
    The current Qt Creator (or I think its beta version) really has the best available C++ syntax support (which has direct impact on stuff like auto completion) I have ever seen so far. The second best I have seen was in KDevelop (when configured correctly -- I remember it only worked correctly when you pre parsed the STL library). I am also very excited about the clang development. It was developed in a way that it should be very easy to integrate it (or parts of it) in an IDE. Xcode4 will do that. And others probably will follow at some point.
- gmartres 16y ago
  Try KDevelop 4. Its semantic highlighting is really awesome. And most importantly it doesn't get in your way. Unlike Eclipse or even Qt Creator which I find frustrating to work with.
- huherto 16y ago
  I recently came back to C++ after many years. I spent days trying to set up a good environment with vim, then I tried with jedit http://humbertook.blogspot.com/2010/11/personal-preferences-using-jedit.html http://humbertook.blogspot.com/2010/11/personal-preferences-... , Finally I started using Qt Creator. It is not as good as Eclipse, but it is a big improvement over vim; specially, if you are already using QT.

Eclipse and CDT for C++ coding sucks. However this doesn't mean there aren't any good tools. Both Visual Studio and XCode are very good for working with C++.

by agazso 16y ago

Eclipse and CDT for C++ coding sucks. However this doesn't mean there aren't any good tools. Both Visual Studio and XCode are very good for working with C++.

mdwrigh2 16y ago

Do you have any recommendations if you're working on a Linux platform? This is purely out of curiosity. I'll stick to my standbys of Vim and a terminal window.

Raphael_Amiard 16y ago
The best IDE i was able to find for C++ on linux is Qt Creator. Its only drawback is that it's quite Qt integrated, but with very few tweaks you can make regular C++ projects with no Qt dependencies. Everything from the debugger to the code completion does work well, which is more you can say about most C++ IDE on linux.
- albertzeyer 16y ago
  The current Qt Creator (or I think its beta version) really has the best available C++ syntax support (which has direct impact on stuff like auto completion) I have ever seen so far. The second best I have seen was in KDevelop (when configured correctly -- I remember it only worked correctly when you pre parsed the STL library). I am also very excited about the clang development. It was developed in a way that it should be very easy to integrate it (or parts of it) in an IDE. Xcode4 will do that. And others probably will follow at some point.
gmartres 16y ago
Try KDevelop 4. Its semantic highlighting is really awesome. And most importantly it doesn't get in your way. Unlike Eclipse or even Qt Creator which I find frustrating to work with.
huherto 16y ago
I recently came back to C++ after many years. I spent days trying to set up a good environment with vim, then I tried with jedit http://humbertook.blogspot.com/2010/11/personal-preferences-using-jedit.html http://humbertook.blogspot.com/2010/11/personal-preferences-... , Finally I started using Qt Creator. It is not as good as Eclipse, but it is a big improvement over vim; specially, if you are already using QT.