macOS IDE for C developing

[clajoh]

Good day, can you help me with looking for a good C IDE. I've found several C++ IDE (such as C++ Builder), but I need just C. Or it's possible to compile C code in C++ IDE?

Thanks in advance 🙂

 

[ulbador]

I prefer VI, but you can use practically anything for C. XCode, Eclipse, etc

Great book BTW.

 

[balamw]

Of course K&R did it all without an IDE. 😛

Why do you need an IDE?

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[funwithamar]

xCode 😀

 

[subsonix]

Textmate is a nice modern editor, Smultron is a cheaper one and TextWrangler is a free one. If you want an IDE, just use Xcode. I think vim is a good alternative if you want to master mouse free editing, it also comes with OS X and there's a GUI version available called macVim.

 

[KnightWRX]

Usually, C++ IDEs can also work with straight ANSI C code without any problems.

Xcode and Eclipse both support straight ANSI C.

Personally, I use this book as a reference for straight ANSI C builds and VIM to edit :

 

[ulbador]

Wow, thanks for pointing out MacVim.. That's so incredibly superior to GVim for Mac.

 

[Cromulent]

Wow, thanks for pointing out MacVim.. That's so incredibly superior to GVim for Mac.

Make sure you compile it from source directly from the repo rather than using the precompiled version and then use the Janus plugin set for it for a pretty sweet setup.

 

[firewood]

I just use the Terminal app, vi, cc, makefiles, and the command line.

Or Xcode if I want to use the graphical debugger UI and Instruments.