Here's a challenge for your Rails development environment: Can your editor run a web server inside itself, capture runtime errors as they happen, and automatically jump to the exact line of code that caused the problem?
If you're using TextMate, Vim without extensive configuration, or a basic text editor, the answer is probably no. But if you're using Emacs with Rinari, this is exactly what you get.
Dev-C++ is a good IDE for programming in C++. It supports both MinGW and MSVC compilers and includes useful features like syntax highlighting, integrated debugger, profiler, and TO-DO lists. It's best suited for small to medium-sized project development and is particularly popular among beginners and students.
This tutorial assumes you're running Windows XP or later. While newer versions of Windows are recommended, Dev-C++ works well on older systems.