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What programs do I need to download to experiment with C++ while following a tutorial online.
Any links to sites will be very appreciated. I am looking for free downloads only. I have no interest in paying for a download unless I get a physical copy also because I change computers a lot.

The 10 points goes to the person who has the most complete download set.

No need to download anything. You can WRITE code in Notepad. (Notepad++ http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/download.php makes it easier.)

What do you need to download to compile what you write? Any C++ compiler. gcc. Visual C++. Your choice.

http://www.freeprogrammingresources.com/cppcomp.html
http://www.freebyte.com/programming/cpp/

I use Linux, but on Windows I prefer MinGW and Digital Mars compilers. Which are described on both pages. The pages also link to tutorials and on the pages you will find IDEs if you insist on one. I got sick of of IDEs before I got sick of Windows.

There are two ways you can compile programs:
1) Using compiler. It depends on what system u use, but i recommend gcc (for window you can use MinGW). After installing it you use it by typing into console :
g++ THEDIRECTORYOFAFILETOCOMPILE
But thats the metod i do not recommend. First of all - it not comfortable, cause everytime you have to open cmd and type down directory. Second thing is, that you cant merge files into project.
2) Using IDE. IDE is Integrated Development Environment. Whats that ? Its program that is an text editor (which also underline your mistake in syntax etc) with built-in compilers. I recommend you
CodeBlock. Its absolutely free, and it for both Window and Linux. In CodeBlocks you do following thing : go into propertie and choose compiler (there is no huge difference as youre going to write simple program at the beginning), then file->create new c++ file. Then you write your program, press F9 wait about 2 seconds and it automatically compiles it and runs it.
What will be even more useful in IDE for your learning i that shows all error, and you will be able to easily create project, which you include classes, more than one source file and all other stuff you cant do with compiler (or what is not comfortable to do with compiler)

Here there is codeblocks:
http://www.codeblock.org/

And what i would recommend you, is buying a book. Learning programming from site or pdf is not a good idea, it WAY easier when you have a book.

Well i second that long list of text there. no sense typing and linkin it all again

Visual Basic 2010 http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/download

Take a look at http://www.gnu.org and http://www.fsf.org (free software foundation) Theyll probably have something you can use.