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Asked: 2026-05-20T15:40:36+00:00

I come from Linux and Windows programming is fairly new to me. On linux,

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I come from Linux and Windows programming is fairly new to me. On linux, I used to use vim and the command line and everything worked fine, even for large projects. However, on windows, the command line seems a lot more cumbersome and I hear that lots of devs use IDEs. The question is, what do I use (C++ here)? What does everyone usually use? VC++? I’ve read about Eclipse, how is the C++ support for it? I have used Netbeans for Java and I absolutely love it, is the C++ support upto par? Also, Netbeans seems to need make for windows, which is a pain to set up, is there a good alternative?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I don’t think you can get an objective answer to a question as general as this. Different people have different experiences with different IDEs, and opinions are subjective.

    My best advice is to be lazy. If the tools you are used to using do a good (or even half good) job, then don’t change. The real point of an IDE is to get the job done effectively. Spending lots of time evaluating, setting up, going through the learning curves, switching back and forth doesn’t get the job done.

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