What is Embarcadero Dev-C++?
Embarcadero Dev-C++ is an integrated development environment (IDE) specifically designed for C and C++ programming on the Windows platform. It includes a text/source code editor with features like syntax highlighting and auto-completion to make writing code more efficient.
Key features of Dev-C++ include:
- Text editor with support for syntax highlighting, code folding and bookmarks
- Integrated compiler (MinGW or TDM-GCC), debugger and profiler
- Project and build management tools for creating Windows or console applications
- Class browser and class hierarchy diagram creation
- Integrated GUI designer for Windows development
- Support for GDB debugging
- Plugin architecture to extend features
Dev-C++ aims to provide an IDE experience that is easy to use and tailored towards C/C++ development. It can help improve productivity when writing and debugging C/C++ code. The IDE is free and open source.
While Dev-C++ is a lightweight IDE and simple to get started with, it may not have as many advanced features as some other professional C++ IDEs. But it can be a good option for students, hobbyists or beginning C++ developers that want a free and approachable IDE.
Microsoft Visual Studio, Apache NetBeans, Code::Blocks, Eclipse, UltraEdit, Bloodshed Dev-C++, CLion, Qt Creator, Orwell Dev-C++, Komodo IDE, KDevelop, CodeLite, Cxxdroid are some alternatives to Embarcadero Dev-C++.