Advice on learning C++, which compiler?

[zenspiderz]

OK so i have lots of ideas on improving civ, but most of them need sdk changes and or python in order to implement. So i have decided to bit the bullet and learn C++ and python.

So what C++ compilers and learning resources would those who have gone before me recommend i use? It should be free and usable for modding civ.

Thanks in advance.

 

[xienwolf]

I use Codeblocks, and here is an instructional post for setting it up. Many other people use Visual C++ of some type, for that Refar's instructions seem popular.

 

[Minor Annoyance]

I used the instructions in this post: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=196283
and two weeks later with no previous C++ experience I uploading a mod.

 

[Kilroy]

gcc, of course

If you want it compiled for Windows, my recommendation is to download and install cygwin, installing the gcc along the way.

 

[Refar]

Now if you could tell me how to compile the SDK on gcc ... ^^

Using Codeblocks or Visual C++ is basicly just a question of a different editor shell - the underlying compiler is the same (and the setup very similar, once you know what are you doing... Edit: before you know what you are doing as well, of course. Just less obvious...). So the question there would be only which interface you like more for editing the code.