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by passivate 1720 days ago
When I wrote C++ code, hands down Visual Studio + Visual Assist any day of the week. Its not that it had any unique features that are impossible to get anywhere else, its just the ease and simplicity of using a proper cohesive GUI toolset gave my productivity a big boost. And also how well it integrated into API documentation, etc. This was well before C++11 and all that jazz, so does anyone have any suggestions for modern C++?
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I have used Visual Studio before and it's excellent for C++ type of projects, especially when combined with vim bindings and auto complete / auto suggestion features. Plus, Microsoft C++ Compiler (MSVC) is very well written and maintained, and at many times, I find the compiler warning to be very helpful. I wish I had the luxury of using Visual Studio at work.
Modern Visual Studio should be good enough for most projects. Also I've heard good things about CLion.

I'd try VScode as well. Not sure if it's good, but it'll get better, that's for sure, it's extremely hyped project ATM.