How is your opinion about Dev-C++?

I know most of you have experience with Dev-C++. How is your opinion about it?
Some people said VC++ 2008 is the best tool and the Dev-C++ is the best alternative of it. I would like to hear your experience. Of course my purpose is to do hobby programming in system side applications on windows and mobile application development.

I would stick with VC++ although Dev does a good job aswell.

VC++ tool tips and built in code libraries make it easier to not only understand that language but LEARN instead of just doing something because you know it works. I would also look in to borlan(sp?) It's old but its still good.

I first created Dev-C++ to provide people a free development environment for Windows, because commercial IDEs are really too much expensive, especially for students. I also wanted to provide the great GCC compiler a full featured IDE. Under Unix systems, people are used to using a text editor and their console for compiling, but on Windows they are more looking for the "everything integrated" suite. Since the GCC compiler system may look a little strange for those who do not know the Unix world, the idea was to provide a development tool that uses GCC and that works "out of the box", without anything to configure.