Its error messages are quite understandable by beginners, and the Borland C/C++ language help that can be obtained from the Borland web site is of excellent quality. It is an efficient compiler capable of very quick compilation and linking. The compiler is capable of producing Windows native API programs as well as DOS programs.
It includes a version of the Roguewave STL library which also conforms reasonably well to the 1998 ISO standards.
Unfortunately it does not yet implement the ANSI C 1999 standards. It complies well with the C++ ISO 1998 standards, and with the ANSI C 1990 standards. If on the other hand you are looking for an excellent free tool to write programs in C or C++ for DOS or Windows, or if you are a teacher trying to select a simple-to-use C/C++ development tool for your classes, you have come to the right place.īcc55: An excellent compiler to learn C/C++ withīcc55 (short for " Borland C/C++ 5.5") is an excellent C/C++ compiler. If you require extra facilities, like RAD tools (Rapid Application Development), database integration, multi-language integration, and other integration tools at the level of your enterprise, purchase one of the versions of Borland C++ Builder. This page tells you how you can obtain, or cobble together excellent free IDEs for Bcc55.Ĭlick here to skip the backgound information and see the available IDEs It comes with command-line tools, but without a graphical integrated development environment (IDE).
BORLAND C COMPILER FOR FREE
Borland (Inprise) have made their C++ Builder compiler available to the net for free as Bcc55.