Command line vs IDE c/c++

astropirate · **Joined:** 28 Jan 2009 03:30 **Posts:** 17

Hi all!
This goes out to all the programing wiz's here. What are the benefits of using a command line compiler over an IDE? I am learning c++ at the moment and i was wondering this after seeing that aluigi's uses command line compilers. just curious.
thanks,
astro

aluigi · **Posted:** 10 Feb 2009 15:13

the compiler is ever a command-line application, in fact the IDE is only a GUI/frontend which calls the compiler (like gcc.exe or cl.exe for visualC) when you decide to build the project so it's exactly the same thing.

astropirate · **Joined:** 28 Jan 2009 03:30 **Posts:** 17

lol, What i meant to ask is that why do you prefer to use command line over an ide?

aluigi · **Posted:** 11 Feb 2009 12:22

I use notepad++ as "ide" and I launch the compiling command in console because I use it ever

astropirate · **Joined:** 28 Jan 2009 03:30 **Posts:** 17

I use and love notepad++ i use it mainly for PHP because i love that little ftp plugin that it comes with.
Also, if you are looking for something to do, writing a GUI plgin for notepad++ would be kickass! :D

Sethioz · **Posted:** 12 Feb 2009 04:32

I never used IDE or something like it. i only used mingw gcc compiler thru cmd.
i even dont see any reason why install some big ass GUI program, which is slower and takes space and memory, if you can do that with a simple cmd :)

Luigi Auriemma

Command line vs IDE c/c++