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Better compiler for directx programming?

Started by mateo Oct 17, 2003 at 10:21 AM 1 replies 300+ views

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Oct 17, 2003 at 10:21 AM

Which c/c++ compiler would be better for creating directx programs? Borland c++ is $30 here in the states, while visual c++ $30 more, but is from microsoft itself and has .net resources built in. And this brings me to a final question, is .net very important for directx programming, if not I may go with borland c++ because of cost considerations. Any opinions? Matt

thedo

Oct 17, 2003 at 10:48 AM

I did my final year project with DirectX 8 and Borland C++ Builder. Never again. The pain of getting stuff to work (especially static libraries such as D3DX) made me a lifelong MS compiler advocate. Just my opinion mind :D

Neil

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neneboricua19

Oct 17, 2003 at 12:55 PM

Let''s just say that DirectX was made specifically to be compatible with Visual Studio. That doesn''t mean that it will not work with other compilers/IDE''s but that you''ll have the least amount of headaches with Visual Studio.

That being said, there are many people on this forum that use DirectX with other compilers, like Borland C++ and Dev-C++ (which is free, I believe). On the other hand, Visual Studio is an extremely well written IDE. I think that for Windows development, it''s the leading IDE used in industry.

neneboricua

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