Is there a good IDE that works well on the Windows 7 and is cheap or free

Question

going to a bigger screen lol

Answer 1

which language.

java = eclipse / netbeans
c++ /c = code blocks / dev c++
c# / vb / c++ .. = visual studio community version

and else
Python , html , css , js use any text editor
( Atom , visual studio code)

everything is free ^^

Answer 2

I use Atom for a text editor.

It is the best one I have used so far.

Notepad++ is not bad. Atom is easy to use, and has a lot of features and add ons.

Answer 3

And like @Mr Programmer said use Codeblocks.
You want the version with mingw setup.

http://www.codeblocks.org/downloads/26

Answer 4

visual studio 2010 to 2012 works on win 7 very well

Answer 5

Thank you Mr. programmer. I'm learning c++ now an

Answer 6

my laptop starts up Windows 7 but is supposed to 10. Either I was lied to or I cannot access or find Windows 10 to save my life

Answer 7

You can get the upgrade from the microsoft site for free.

Back up your data, if you choose to do it.

Answer 8

Visual studio has features that only work on windows 10.

You can download game engines through it to be used along side it.

https://www.visualstudio.com/free-developer-offers

Answer 9

very kind of you to share with me. This is helpful in so many ways. Someday I hope to do the same and pay it forward

Answer 10

@Chris

Have you used windows 10 yet?

I gave it another shot recently.