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Asked: 2026-05-15T06:24:20+00:00

I’ve been using MS Visual Studio for a lot of projects, but I notice

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I’ve been using MS Visual Studio for a lot of projects, but I notice a lot of people here like to complain about Microsoft and Visual Studio.

So I’m wondering, what does everyone use? Dev-C++? mingw?

What is popular? Also, what is bad about MSVS? What is “better” about the others?

Thanks!

–RKL

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  1. Editorial Team

    Comparing compilers is often an exercise fraught with peril. Here is but a sampling of the variables you would have to normalize for:

    • compiler flags
    • compiler-specific preferences for idiomatic code
    • differences between processors
    • enabling/disabling of processor extensions
    • differences in assumptions that can safely be made about code
    • compiler extensions in use

    Qualitatively speaking, MSVC is a serviceable compiler. There’s not too much reason to complain about it, other than everyone’s usual gripe of “I wish things were faster”.

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