The Best C++ IDE and A free 2D game source code?

To hit two birds with one stone, Im quite new to C++ i've tried poking around code and I've got a book about C++ that I haven't read much of yet, but I currently use Bloodshed Dev-C++, I was wondering which is the best free IDE for C++ (not Micosoft Visual C++) and if theres any where to get free source code for a simple game like pong even!

The Best C++ IDE and A free 2D game source code?
bloodshed is good yes.





what about using linux...?!?! gcc and also get





allegro games / gfx library.. thats multi format =)





http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/





http://retrospec.sgn.net/





a lot of them games were made using c++ and some using allegro.. it will take time to learn..





the most important thing would be the game engine itself.. the rest isn't as important.





a few game makers have released their source code, so might be helpful to take a look..





free lunch design is one that released some source code amongst others.
Reply:Bloodshed Dev-C++ is the best IDE I know of, and a good site with some examples would be: http://www.cppgameprogramming.com/cgi/na...
Reply:Sorry, but for precisely 0 Notes of expenditure, Microsoft Visual C++ Express is the best (no) money can buy.
Reply:I'm a fan of Codegear products (ex. borland).. Turbo C++.





For source code of game, look in the x2ftp (http://ftp.lanet.lv/ftp/mirror/x2ftp/)
Reply:Here's an old favourite of mine - grew up on Borland and there is always Borland Turbo C++. This is a good platform to start learning on. Then one can move onto Borland C++ Builder. MS Visual Studio C++ is ok but does not have all the resources that I would like.
Reply:I prefer Code::Blocks for a free IDE on Windows. Take a look at http://wxdsgn.sourceforge.net/ (wxDev-C++ ) as well, since it gets actively developed. Dev-C++ was okay when I was a beginner, but it soon became unusable for me.