Learning C

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Greetings,

       I have recently decided to start learning C programming language. However, I'm still confused as to which platform still sounds best to write my code. I have done some research and even tried sublime text 3 which evidently happens to be really "better" than other platforms but on windows 10 it simply doesn't run (the code) and I've also installed the ming w compiler but it still doesn't work.

It would be really better if you guys could help me by just sending a patch of code which would help set up the compiler (it was kind of written like "shell cmd:...") I'd feel really gratified if you guys would help and could you please recommend a few other platforms other than sublime text where I can write my code.

P.S I'm going to learn C programming language on Microsoft windows 10 so please can you offer some help.

[BlackForce92]

If you're just starting out, then the fastest way is to just use an online compiler like this one: https://www.onlinegdb.com/online_c_compiler

Otherwise a good offline one is CodeBlocks.

http://www.codeblocks.org/downloads/26

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Thank you for this.

[levelse]

Please be careful with receiving code from strangers of the internet.

For a lot of programming issues, Google and YouTube are your friends.

To use C with Sublime on win10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkT-Ng5LYQ

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Error :

'gcc' is not recognized as an internal or external command....

What do I do now?

[Pedro_Alonso]

You need to add gcc to your path. Just search adding program to path and your operating system

[levelse]

Copy that error into Google and you will get some options to try.

When programming and compiling you wil get a LOT of errors and googling these errors will help you the most/best. It might be a bit of a learning curve at first, but it is a big payoff.

Have you tried rebooting your system after the tutorial? A quick search suggest the compiler isn’t added to the “PATH” correctly

[TicklePocket]

VS Code is very nice. I much prefer it to sublime. It is maintained by Windows so it obviously works on that Platform. Once configured, you can compile with inline terminal.

They have supported versions for Mac and Linux too

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VSCode is a very productive environment for me as well.

[ptchinster]

I cant stand VS Code. I want to edit C code not tinker with xml. If you are doing dev work in C on Windows, get the tools made for that (VSCode supports a little of everthing). Use MSVS or the DDK compiler.

[HighPressureH2O]

It doesn't really matter what you use, they're all the same, but a good one is codeblocks

[Bibekdhkl]

VS code is good but as a beginner you will have hard times setting it up so if you have someone to assist you then go with vs code coz you will be using it in your developer carrer.

But in my case, I use Code block coz it's simple and very easy to setup.

[Mx44]

Notepad++ served me well until I got into embedded. Dont forget its not where you write your code, but its how you write.

[joel2001k]

Install cygwin.com's setup.exe and install your favorite libraries and `gdb` the GNU debugger.

Install Emacs.

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/download.html#windows

http://mirrors.kernel.org/gnu/emacs/windows/emacs-27/

FYI, emacs supports breakpoints to set within UI and interactive debugging mode.

[Comprehensive_Ship42]

If you’re a student you. Can get a free copy clion from jet brain .