In the early 2000s, back in my homeland, high schools were still stuck using Turbo C for programming classes. This was mainly because there weren't many free and lightweight C IDE options available for Windows (I know Turbo C is not a free software technically).
While Dev-C emerged as a possible alternative for console programs and programming contests, it wasn't enough for developing native Windows GUI applications without shelling out for Visual Studio.
This limitation ultimately led me and some friends to explore development on alternative platforms like OS X and Linux. Ironically, even to this day, none of us mastered the WIN32 API.
While Dev-C emerged as a possible alternative for console programs and programming contests, it wasn't enough for developing native Windows GUI applications without shelling out for Visual Studio.
This limitation ultimately led me and some friends to explore development on alternative platforms like OS X and Linux. Ironically, even to this day, none of us mastered the WIN32 API.