Which compiler for c++ program

[Munyua44]

which is the best compiler that i can use for the c++ programs..........at the moment am using the hackerrank  compiler which actually keeps failing out after every 2 to 3 seconds. I believe in this forum and I know am going to get solutions very quickly. Thanks in advance.

[Matthew S.]

Use the compiler most suited to your platform, MSVC for Windows, Clang for macOS and GCC or Clang for Linux.

[Munyua44]

is the MSVC for Windows an open source compiler and would you share the link of where I can download it? Am using windows 10 pro as my operating system.

[Fleet Command]

On 18/02/2022 at 04:10, Munyua44 said:

is the MSVC for Windows an open source compiler and would you share the link of where I can download it? Am using windows 10 pro as my operating system.

Microsoft offers a free and open-source C++ compiler, but you don't want that. It takes a true C++ grand master to compile it and use it. Visual Studio and Windows SDK are both free of charge. They come with a C++ compiler. Use those. Get them from visualstudio.com. (By the way, MSVC stands for Microsoft Visual C++.) Visual Studio also supports the free and open-source Clang compiler.

 

Intel offers a more powerful C++ compiler, but to use that, being a C++ grand master isn't enough. You have to be something akin to a masochist too.

[+virtorio MVC]

The compiler is not (as far as I'm aware) but Microsoft's implementation of the STL is, available here: https://github.com/microsoft/STL
You can download Build Tools for Visual Studio 2022 (which includes the compiler) here: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/

[Munyua44]

On 18/02/2022 at 03:56, Fleet Command said:

Microsoft offers a free and open-source C++ compiler, but you don't want that. It takes a true C++ grand master to compile it and use it. Visual Studio and Windows SDK are both free of charge. They come with a C++ compiler. Use those. Get them from visualstudio.com. (By the way, MSVC stands for Microsoft Visual C++.) Visual Studio also supports the free and open-source Clang compiler.

 

Intel offers a more powerful C++ compiler, but to use that, being a C++ grand master isn't enough. You have to be something akin to a masochist too.

Yeah. Currently am using the Intel core i7 processor and i think it will be so helpful. Thanks for letting me know about what MSVC stands for. I was thinking it is something from the blues. 

[Fleet Command]

For open-source purist, here is how they can compile their MSVC projects for Windows with Clang: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/clang-support-msbuild?view=msvc-170