Quote:Original post by dbzprogrammer
Hey bud, if you want something small to download, go with Dev C++. http://www.bloodshed.net/
I'll second this, if the Visual C++ and Platform SDK download size are a problem for you Dev-C++ is a good choice; it lacks some of the features of Visual Studio, but it's a lot smaller and beginners often find it easier to set up. Code::Blocks (mentioned above) would also be a fine choice, although I havn't tried it personally.
What you're getting here is an IDE or Integrated Development Environment (definition), which is basically a fancy text editor, a compiler (definition), and a few other tools all built in. You won't need any other software to get started once you've got an IDE.
You'll probably also want to pick up some books and/or tutorials. Beginning C++ Game Programming would be a good choice for a book, and the online tutorials at www.cprogramming.com/ are pretty good.
Hope that helps.
