Hey all.

I'm a graphic designer and flash developer,
I work at a Digital Technologies company in sunny Cape Town, South Africa.

I'm looking for a change in direction,
tired or mocking up ideas, and letting someone else build them.

I really want to get into programming,
the nitty gritty,
make some of my design and ideas come alive.

My passion really sits with UI design.



I just got hold of the book,
"Sams Teach Yourself C++ in One Hour a Day"
One thing that gets me on quite a halt is that they do not suggest a C++ compiler,
and say that you can use any, which I am sure is the case.
But for a first "newbie" finding the right or a decent compiler is quite a daunting task.

I wondered if any of you could point me in the right direction.

I'll be doing most of my work on my notebook,
which is Windows 7 64bt Ultimate.

Thanks in advance,
hope I posted this in the right thread!