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Asked: 2026-05-13T13:19:10+00:00

I am trying to get cracking with my C module at uni, however I

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I am trying to get cracking with my C module at uni, however I can’t seem to get an IDE to work. I want to use Visual Studio though I guess I should be using Unix (I just don’t understand Unix enough yet).

How in Visual Studio 2008 do I set up a project to work with C? I have used Visual Studio for VB.net before and it was a doddle to use, this is proving somewhat harder for some reason.

I just don’t know what I am supposed to do in the setting-up stage to get to code if you know what I mean, all I could see was C++ as an option as it has many sub-sections, none of which I could see were relevant.

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  1. Editorial Team

    First things first … C++ is not C. They are different languages. There is no such thing as “C/C++”.

    Secondly – it’s not that hard to start using GNU/Linux as a development environment, especially for C. I suggest taking a look at the following:

    1. Ubuntu. You can burn yourself an Ubuntu CD, boot from it, and try out Ubuntu without installing anything. When you’re happy, installing a dual-boot system (i.e. without destroying your Windows partition) is a matter of a few clicks.

    2. KDevelop. Once you’re running Ubuntu, you can use the package manager to install KDevelop, which was my favourite C IDE (back in the day when I cut C code for a living).

    If you get stuck with Ubuntu, there’s a very helpful community at the Ubuntu Forums.

    In terms of C, check out comp.lang.c.moderated (seems a lot less spammy than comp.lang.c which was popular around ten years ago). Also check out the the comp.lang.c FAQ which is a treasure-trove of advice.

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