Dev-C++

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Dev-C++

Dev-C++ Screenshot
Developer:	Bloodshed Software
Latest release:	4.9.9.2 / February 22, 2005
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Use:	IDE
License:	GPL
Website:	www.bloodshed.net

Dev-C++ is a free integrated development environment (IDE) distributed under the GNU General Public License for programming in C/C++. It is bundled with the open source MinGW compiler. The IDE is written in Delphi.

The project is sponsored by SourceForge. Dev-C++ was originally founded by programmer Colin Laplace and his associated company, Bloodshed Software. Dev-C++ currently runs exclusively on Microsoft Windows. At one time, a Linux port was available, but that project has since been abandoned.

The program itself has a similar look and feel to the more widely used Microsoft Visual Studio. One additional aspect of Dev-C++ is its use of DevPaks, packaged extensions on the programming environment with additional libraries, templates, and utilities. DevPaks often contain, but are not limited to, GUI utilities, including popular toolkits such as GTK+, wxWidgets, and FLTK. Other DevPaks include libraries for more advanced function use.

[edit] Status

As of October 18, 2006 it appears that the project is no longer noticeably active. There may be some quiet progress being made, but no news has been posted nor any updated versions released in over a year. However there is a development team that has taken the Dev-C++ IDE and added new features such as support for multiple compilers and a RAD designer for wxWidgets applications. This IDE can be found under the name wxDev-C++. It is under extremely heavy development.