So in my efforts to get a job with Microsoft I'm going to back away from learning Visual C# .NET exclusively and learn C++ (I think this might be the best way to go). I wanted to know however because I picked up the book C++ for Dummies (Yeah I know...) and they have Dev C++ on the disk and wondered if that was a pretty good compiler?

If this book I have (I also have Visual C++ .NET Step by Step) isn't any good...someone want to recommend some beginner -> Intermediate -> Advance books/webpages?