# royqh1979/RedPanda-CPP

A light-weight C/C++ IDE based on Qt

Repository: https://github.com/royqh1979/RedPanda-CPP
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/redpanda-cpp
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-26T01:25:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 27, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1973, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 276, "gap_med": 183.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1447, forks 138 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:45.426895+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors, education, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: c-cpp-ide, qt, gdb-debugging, competitive-programming, code-completion, lightweight, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- royqh1979/RedPanda-CPP (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.426895+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:36:08.208877+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/royqh1979/RedPanda-CPP (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:45.426895+00:00, sha 3d8298123a43)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.