Best C++ compiler?

If you are looking for the best C++ compiler, the Turbo C++ used to rule the roost till It became Borland C++, then borland really messed the whole compiler up to go out of market. In today's market, I think it is becoming a two horse race between Visual C++ and Intel C++. Performance wise Intel compiler is any day better and with the Intel Performance Primitives and threading natives it works wonders on Intel based computers. But, competing against the MS Marketing machine is extremely difficult as Intel is slowly finding out. Cheers! Ram

Have a look at Clang, it's a very good compiler. Note that there's no "best compiler", each compiler have advantages and disadvantages. Just choose the one that suits your need ^^.

Without a doubt GCC (GNU C Compiler) is the best, but it's for *nix based systems. I recommend transferring over to a *nix system for development if at all possible. If that is not possible, and you must compile on/for Windows, I suggest using Microsoft's Visual C++. It's FREE which makes it better, and what better way to build an application for an operating system where the compiler is made specifically for it XD Sources: I am a freelance programmer

I used Dev-C++, I've never had any problems. It's free, and that's what I like about it. It's also compact and I think you can put it into a USB Drive.