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Started by namingway Aug 31, 2005 at 4:29 AM 8 replies 1.1k views

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Aug 31, 2005 at 4:29 AM

I have been told that visual C++ is not a good choice for game programming is this true or false? If not what would be a better compiler/Debugger? (I currently use visual C++ and have used DevC++)

Zorak

Aug 31, 2005 at 4:30 AM

False. Probably the best you'll get.

Error98

Aug 31, 2005 at 4:42 AM

In every book i read they recomend MS VC++ as it's the fastest one around.
So definitely false ;)

Sr_Guapo

Aug 31, 2005 at 12:38 PM

The latest MSVS c++ compiler (2003) is pretty much the best opyimizer around (except possible the Intel compiler). The IDE is unarguably the best, in terms of features at least.

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namingway

Sep 1, 2005 at 1:04 AM

thanks for clearin that up XD

DMINATOR

Sep 1, 2005 at 4:05 AM

heh no one mentioned the MSVC debugging capabilities , which are probably the best around.

grekster

Sep 1, 2005 at 4:07 AM

Yeah MSVC all the way! Got 2003 from uni, its brilliant (although it doesnt make you a better coder:( )

me22

Sep 1, 2005 at 9:40 AM

Perhaps what they meant was Visual C++ 6.

Versions of it <=6 were made before the ISO standard and as such don't support much of the language and have weird non-standard libraries.

The nestest versions, however, are quite good. Note that you can download the compiler free.

blizzard999

Sep 1, 2005 at 10:01 AM

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The nestest versions, however, are quite good. Note that you can download the compiler free.

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...and integrate VC toolkit 2003 with the CodeBlocks IDE for example...

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