Well, IDE's normally come with compilers, and using a specific compiler probably won't matter to you.

Visual Studio -- Good debugger, Intellisense is great for working with classes / functions. I definitely recommend it, it's what I use now.

Code::Blocks -- Has an Intellisense-like property, and fills in a lot of stuff for you (Automatically puts in brackets / parenthesis) In my use it had a lot of good features, however linking it with libraries is a pain. I switched to Visual C++ from this. I believe this IDE is great for beginners, however when you get into using lots of libraries, more advanced programs, debugging, Visual Studio is the way to go.

Xcode -- Never used, but if you're on a mac I've heard it's the best.

Well, IDE's normally come with compilers, and using a specific compiler probably won't matter to you.

Visual Studio -- Good debugger, Intellisense is great for working with classes / functions. I definitely recommend it, it's what I use now.

Code::Blocks -- Has an Intellisense-like property, and fills in a lot of stuff for you (Automatically puts in brackets / parenthesis) In my use it had a lot of good features, however linking it with libraries is a pain. I switched to Visual C++ from this. I believe this IDE is great for beginners, however when you get into using lots of libraries, more advanced programs, debugging, Visual Studio is the way to go.

Xcode -- Never used, but if you're on a mac I've heard it's the best.

Well, IDE's normally come with compilers, and using a specific compiler probably won't matter to you.

Visual Studio -- Good debugger, Intellisense is great for working with classes / functions. I definitely recommend it, it's what I use now.

Code::Blocks -- Has an Intellisense-like property, and fills in a lot of stuff for you (Automatically puts in brackets / parenthesis) In my use it had a lot of good features, however linking it with libraries is a pain.

Xcode -- Never used, but if you're on a mac I've heard it's the best.