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royqh1979/RedPanda-CPP

A light-weight C/C++ IDE based on Qt observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/royqh1979/RedPanda-CPP · C++ · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

74/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 27
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 183.5
  • age_days: 1973
  • days_rel: 276
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 3

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1447 stars · 138 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

RedPanda C++ is a lightweight, cross-platform C/C++/GNU Assembly IDE built on Qt, descended from Red Panda Dev-C++. It offers code editing with intellisense, compilation, GDB-based debugging, and competitive programming features like problem sets and Competitive Companion support.

Use cases

  • write and compile C/C++ programs in a lightweight IDE
  • debug C++ programs with gdb including memory view and watch
  • practice competitive programming problems with predefined test data
  • edit and run GNU Assembly or NASM programs
  • teach C++ to students on Windows, Linux, or macOS

When to choose

  • you want a fast, lightweight alternative to heavy IDEs like Visual Studio or CLion
  • you need a cross-platform Dev-C++ successor for learning or teaching C/C++
  • you do competitive programming and want integrated problem testing and Competitive Companion support

When to avoid

  • you need full project management, refactoring, or enterprise-grade tooling of a full IDE
  • you work primarily in languages other than C/C++/assembly
  • you require deep plugin ecosystems or team collaboration features

Facets

application · maturity active

editor gui developer-tools developer-tools text-editors education cross-platform windows cross-platform c-cpp-ide qt gdb-debugging competitive-programming code-completion lightweight linux macos desktop

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
royqh1979/RedPanda-CPPmain74

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