C++ Questions Topic!

[Killswitch]

Yes, I made a topic for asking C++-related questions. I've been studying C++ for a few days until now, and I've learned a lot of things. I heard that this is the best programming language yet. If you at least try to answer these questions, thanks!

Anyways, here are my questions:

• What do you think is the best C++ Compiler and can you give me the direct download link?
• How do I execute the code?
• Is Notepad++ a great choice for writing down the code?

[*Emelia K. Fletcher]

Can't answer the compiling question, but I can definitely say this: if you're coding, ALWAYS use Notepad++ or Arachnophilia.

[fourinone]

I can definitely say this: if you're coding, ALWAYS use Notepad++ or Arachnophilia.

Care to explain why? Elaborate, por favor.

[*Emelia K. Fletcher]

Notepad++ is pretty much obvious. The interface is beautiful, it's easy to refer to a line at a glance, etc. Plus Suyo trusts it.

Arachnophilia has a Beautify function, which tidies your code and makes it easier to read.

[WickedOreo]

This post by WickedOreo was thumbed up by:

Killswitch (September 12th, 2013, 12:05 am)

[Jellonator]

This post by Jellonator was thumbed up by:

Killswitch (December 12th, 2012, 2:25 am)

[Venexis]

Bump, because problems.

So I've been trying to do C++ lately because I'm bored and I thought it was going to be great until my computer started flipping out. Anything I try to run is instantly flagged by antivirus software as a trojan, even though there is physically no way to code a trojan in three lines. I've temporarily worked around this by denying the antivirus access to all my C++ related folders, but I'm wondering how I can make it stop altogether as it renders me unable from sharing nifty code bits with other people.

It doesn't just warn me, it forcibly stops the program (best case) or stops and then proceeds to remove all trace of the executable and related files (worst case) which, for reasons that should be obvious, happens to be an annoyance.

Essentially I'm wondering if anyone can help with a long term solution (read: get my antivirus to stop panicking over false positives permanently, on both my computer or another without disabling scans of the respective location).

If nothing else, I guess I'll just give up on C++, so if anyone has an awesome language they'd recommend (preferrably mid-level) that would be appreciated too.

[Cyvern]

Well, which compiler are you using? Probably is not the issue, but it never hurts to check.

[Venexis]

The MinGW one Jello mentioned above.

Microsoft Security Essentials, AVG, Norton, and Avira both pick it up, with responses decreasing in severity starting with MSE (totally erasing all associated files, no choice to abort) down to Avira (merely detecting a security issue "riskware" but letting it run if I choose so on the popup).

High level languages execute without issues at all.

[Jellonator]

For me it works fine for both McAffee and AVG.