anyone know of a decent and up to date c++ programming ide for windows(xp)?
c++
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Try Bloodshed Dev C++, I've used it in Windows XP, Vista and Ubuntu with great success. I think they have released version 5.0 from beta testing too.
code::blocks works well.
I hate to advocate Microsoft products here, but the express edition of Visual C++ is really very good (and costs nothing) if you are developing on windows.
I used bloodshed myself before I switched to linux.