The list of IDEs available for the IOI contest has been online for a while now [Link](https://ioi2019.az/en-content-26.html).↵
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Sadly, as [user:geniucos,2019-07-15] pointed out in [his blog](https://codeforces.com/blog/entry/61780), Code::Blocks — the only full IDE made for C++ (autocomplete, debug, run and a GUI ok out-of-the-box) is really unstable on Ubuntu, and the IOI tech team offers no support for it.↵
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The only other full IDE compatible with C++ seems to be Eclise, written in and for Java, but a nice C++ IDE, after the necessary add-in are installed (the CDT add-in — C++ Development Tools).↵
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**Note that the official webpage clearly states '_Eclipse 4.11 (+ JDT & CDT 9.8)_'.**↵
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I downloaded the VM for testing the OS we will use, and either I don't know how to activate CDT for Eclipse, either it was not installed, as I was unable to create any C++ project:↵
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This is a screen shoot of the virtual machine with Eclipse offering no option to create a C++ project. _I searched in the settings for "C++" keyword but found nothing._↵
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**Below a picture of my version of Eclipse with CDT installed:**↵
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Is there a secret option I don't know about, is the VM not up-to-date or is the IDEs list just wrong?↵
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For any IOI current/former participant, what IDE do you recomamend the most and why?↵
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Sadly, as [user:geniucos,2019-07-15] pointed out in [his blog](https://codeforces.com/blog/entry/61780), Code::Blocks — the only full IDE made for C++ (autocomplete, debug, run and a GUI ok out-of-the-box) is really unstable on Ubuntu, and the IOI tech team offers no support for it.↵
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The only other full IDE compatible with C++ seems to be Eclise, written in and for Java, but a nice C++ IDE, after the necessary add-in are installed (the CDT add-in — C++ Development Tools).↵
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**Note that the official webpage clearly states '
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I downloaded the VM for testing the OS we will use, and either I don't know how to activate CDT for Eclipse, either it was not installed, as I was unable to create any C++ project:↵
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This is a screen shoot of the virtual machine with Eclipse offering no option to create a C++ project. _I searched in the settings for "C++" keyword but found nothing._↵
↵
**Below a picture of my version of Eclipse with CDT installed:**↵
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Is there a secret option I don't know about, is the VM not up-to-date or is the IDEs list just wrong?↵
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For any IOI current/former participant, what IDE do you recom
