It's probably just the fact that for many, many years, it was a buggy, outdated IDE with very few features.

Now, before you go into the whole "It's soooo outdated" argument, I would like to point out that Orwell Dev-C++ was just updated 3 days ago! I'd hardly call that outdated

For the record, constantly updated does not mean that it isn't outdated. I haven't used any of the new versions of Dev-C++ but if the new updates are only adding features that other IDEs had years ago (I'm not saying this is the case), then it would still be outdated, even though the features were newly added.

If anybody thinks using DevC++ is bad, just know that I use MinGWStudio. It's like DevC++ but with even less features, and more stability.

Until about a few years ago, Dev C++ was buggy, lacking in features, and unsupported. That is, it hadn't seen an update in years, not even to fix bugs.

I learned programming using Dev C++, before I switched IDEs - it was my first IDE, and I used it for a good many years. I probably still have the original disc that game with C++ for Dummies that included it.

According to the official Dev C++ page, the last update (after I stopped using it), was in 2012 - two years ago. It's only a few minor versions higher than what I remember I was on.

There's been some unofficial forks where some users have been working on their version of Dev C++. I'm not sure how those have turned out, but they are probably what you are using if it says it was updated three days ago.

Now, before you go into the whole "It's soooo outdated" argument, I would like to point out that Orwell Dev-C++ was just updated 3 days ago! I'd hardly call that outdated.

There's a difference between "outdated" and "unsupported" (and for a while, when I finally switched to a new IDE, Dev C++ was both).

Something may be actively supported but still be outdated. Windows XP for example. It can still receive bugfixes, and even occasionally new features, but it's feature-set may still be miles behind more modern operating systems. Windows XP may still function perfectly fine! But "outdated" means there are very useful features that are ubiquitous with more modern software that the outdated software might be lacking, even if it is brand new software that was just released last night for the first time.

Have you tried QtCreator? Changing IDEs can take you a bit to get used to, and you might immediately "hate" many things that are merely different from what you are used to, but if you commit to trying a new one for several months you might get to learn what beneficial features you come to enjoy. You don't know a feature is "must-have" until you get used to the great convenience of having it.

Maybe modern Dev C++ forks are feature-complete and can hold their own against other IDEs; last I checked, it was lacking feature-wise, buggy, and unsupported, but the forks were trying to play catch-up by fixing the worst show-stopping bugs. Maybe they finally have caught up. Or maybe you ought to try other IDEs and compare.

The Perfectly Good can become outdated when The Better comes along. This was the case with Dev C++ when I finally worked up the courage to leave its warm comfortable familiarity to try to the scary cluttered unfamiliar IDEs.

You have to understand, Dev-C++ comes in three flavors Bloodshed Dev-C++ (not updated since February 2005), wxDev-C++ (outdated too I believe), and Orwell Dev-C++ (the latest and currently updated version). When people are hating on it, it is likely they are hating on Bloodshed's or possibly wxDev-C++ and most don't even know about Orwell's version.