CID Es
Free Tools
- Microsoft Visual Studio Express
Microsoft Visual Studio Express is a set of free integrated development environments developed by Microsoft that are lightweight versions of the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (codenamed Whidbey) product line. The idea of express editions, according to Microsoft, is to provide a streamlined, easy-to-use and easy-to-learn IDEs for less serious users, such as hobbyists and students.
Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition (Newest stable version) http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/default.aspx
- Dev-C++
A free C++ IDE for Windows and Linux for MinGW compiler. http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html
- Code::Blocks
Codeblocks is a cross-platform IDE built around wxWidgets, designed to be extensible and configurable. Runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. http://www.codeblocks.org
- Eclipse CDT C/C++ and MinGW
Eclipse is an awesome IDE with the plugin CDT for developing C/C++ and the MinGW compiler. It is an industrial strength C/C++ IDE with lots of features and multiplatform. Runs on Microsoft Windows, Linux, Unix and Mac OS X. http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/ http://www.mingw.org/ (Using Eclipse with Irrlicht)
Easy Eclipse: Easy to use and install Eclipse with C++ Easy Eclipse
- KDevelop
Kdevelop is an excellent IDE for Linux.
- NetBeans
NetBeans is a useful cross-platform IDE that allows C++ development via a related plugin. A tutorial for using Netbeans with Irrlicht may be found here: Using NetBeans with Irrlicht.
- Qt Creator
A great IDE for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X which is part of the Qt SDK. http://qt.nokia.com/products/developer-tools
Commercial Tools
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio is Microsoft's flagship software development product for computer programmers. It centers on an integrated development environment which lets programmers create standalone applications, web sites, web applications, and web services that run on any platforms supported by Microsoft's .NET Framework (for all versions after 6). Supported platforms include Microsoft Windows servers and workstations, PocketPC, Smartphones, and World Wide Web browsers.
Visual Studio includes the following:
* Visual Basic (.NET)
* Visual C++
* Visual C#
* Visual J#
* ASP.NET