Windows tips

Hi guys I just got a new laptop with windows and I wanted to ask a few questions. I used a Mac before(I switched for money reasons). Also I'm searching for a nice C++ IDE, I used Xcode before. And minecraft says I'm using only 32-bit java(I used the normal download on the oracle site)

Is your computer 32-bit or 64-bit? If it's a new computer, then it's probably 64-bit. To check, paste this in the address bar of Windows Explorer: Control Panel\System and Security\System (that might be different in Windows 8). Either way, install Java from this page, which lets you choose between 32- and 64-bit, instead of choosing it for you based on your browser.

As for a C++ IDE, Visual Studio works just fine for me (I use it for C#, not C++, but there's no difference), especially since it has IntelliSense. Alternatively, you could try NetBeans or Eclipse.

Mac to a PC? PC Sucks!Are you getting windows XP? I love it too.

270bba, on 23 May 2013 - 03:09 AM said:

Mac to a PC? PC Sucks!Are you getting windows XP? I love it too.

Yeah, but I didn't really had the money for a new Mac.

LINUX!

-> "PC Sucks"
A Mac is a PC (Personal Computer) :S

EDIT: But on topic
On Windows Visual Studio is nice,
Eclipse also has a C/C++ development toolkit
As does NetBeans
As mentioned below there's Code::Blocks too
Though not really meant as a standalone C/C++ ide Qt Creator is good too but not really worth installing unless you're going to be do some Qt development.
Really it all depends on your preference.

Mads, on 23 May 2013 - 06:45 AM said:

LINUX!

actually I like Linux more than windows, but the laptop had windows already installed on it and I'm using it now. Maybe I will install Ubuntu on it.

As for what the OP originally asked for, there are a couple of C++ IDEs available. I used to use Code::Blocks and I'm pretty sure Eclipse has a C++ plugin for it.

Use Code::Blocks. There should be no choice involved, it is simply the best IDE for C/C++ development.

270bba, on 23 May 2013 - 03:09 AM said:

Mac to a PC? PC Sucks!Are you getting windows XP? I love it too.

PC to Mac? Mac Sucks!
Sorry

Kingdaro, on 23 May 2013 - 08:22 AM said:

As for what the OP originally asked for, there are a couple of C++ IDEs available. I used to use Code::Blocks and I'm pretty sure Eclipse has a C++ plugin for it.

I love that picture! +all my rep for today for you!

I'm going to point this out only once.
We do not need fanboys, we do not need to start a platform superiority war. If you think one OS is better than the other, then you had better back it up in that post with WHY it is better. I will not say this again.

If you're using anything but Internet Explorer, your browser is 32-bit, and Java will have been installed as 32-bit. You will need to go to the direct download page and download specifically the 64-bit installer if you want to use 64-bit Java.

As for IDE, I use Visual Studio (leik omg micro$oft $uckzzzzz) and I love it. You can use the Express Edition for free if you don't feel like spending the money to actually purchase the whole package.

I just got an error in code::blocks when I tried to run a simple hello world program. I tried to copy and paste multiple others from Google, but they just gave the same error. It seems that iostream is missing. Can anyone of you tell me how I can fix this? Here is the error message:

C:\Users\Myname\Documents\C++\Test file.c|1|fatal error: iostream: No such file or directory|
||=== Build finished: 1 errors, 0 warnings (0 minutes, 0 seconds) ===|

iostream is not part of the C stdlib. You have to compile it with g++ instead of gcc. When you create a project, it will ask you if you wanna create a C or C++ project.

D3matt, on 23 May 2013 - 10:49 PM said:

If you're using anything but Internet Explorer, your browser is 32-bit, and Java will have been installed as 32-bit. You will need to go to the direct download page and download specifically the 64-bit installer if you want to use 64-bit Java.

As for IDE, I use Visual Studio (leik omg micro$oft $uckzzzzz) and I love it. You can use the Express Edition for free if you don't feel like spending the money to actually purchase the whole package.

Heh, can't believe I forgot about VS. I used to use it a lot a while back for C# stuff. It's also really good for C/C++ and VB.

Kingdaro, on 24 May 2013 - 05:34 PM said:

D3matt, on 23 May 2013 - 10:49 PM said:

If you're using anything but Internet Explorer, your browser is 32-bit, and Java will have been installed as 32-bit. You will need to go to the direct download page and download specifically the 64-bit installer if you want to use 64-bit Java.

As for IDE, I use Visual Studio (leik omg micro$oft $uckzzzzz) and I love it. You can use the Express Edition for free if you don't feel like spending the money to actually purchase the whole package.

Heh, can't believe I forgot about VS. I used to use it a lot a while back for C# stuff. It's also really good for C/C++ and VB.

I just got lifetime visual studio license trough my school(all updates included)

superaxander, on 25 May 2013 - 01:41 AM said:

Kingdaro, on 24 May 2013 - 05:34 PM said:

D3matt, on 23 May 2013 - 10:49 PM said:

If you're using anything but Internet Explorer, your browser is 32-bit, and Java will have been installed as 32-bit. You will need to go to the direct download page and download specifically the 64-bit installer if you want to use 64-bit Java.

As for IDE, I use Visual Studio (leik omg micro$oft $uckzzzzz) and I love it. You can use the Express Edition for free if you don't feel like spending the money to actually purchase the whole package.

Heh, can't believe I forgot about VS. I used to use it a lot a while back for C# stuff. It's also really good for C/C++ and VB.

I just got lifetime visual studio license trough my school(all updates included)

You mean like the dreamspark license or something else?

Visual Studio is a horrible IDE. It doesn't allow for easy setup of projects, and you sometimes even need to use libraries in a proprietary format.

Mads, on 26 May 2013 - 04:34 AM said:

Visual Studio is a horrible IDE. It doesn't allow for easy setup of projects, and you sometimes even need to use libraries in a proprietary format.

Er… What? Are we talking about the same Visual Studio?