What Coding Programs that Code in C++ Do You Use?

Are these free?

Yes, Visual studio is an IDE though...
And um, code blocks, wx Dev C++, etc are all good and totally free compilers well, most of them use other compilers, thus having a different name..but you get the idea.

Same here.

IDE != compiler.

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
• Visual Assist X
• Git
• BeyondCompare

Ofcourse an IDE is something that allows compilation + design + debugging and a hole lot other cool stuff...

@VirtualDUDE Code::Blocks and Dev C++ are both IDEs, not compilers

Yea sorry. They use a standard compiler, i think it's the same. But they allow you to design using the Wx whatever it's called. Don't really use code::blocks so i can't speak for it, though i know you're right about Wx Dev C++.

BeyondCompare is the best diff / merge utility, something that any DVCS (yes, they have the ability but lack the features) cannot compete with. So to answer your question, yes Git has diff / merge capabilities (but of course you should be able to Google).

This thread is now Git vs Mercurial.

Why Git is Better Than X

... and just general information.
version control - What is the Difference Between Mercurial and Git? - Stack Overflow
version control - Git and Mercurial - Compare and Contrast - Stack Overflow