I am not a programmer. I've done some light scripting in the past. I took a course on Fortran in college 15 years ago, and another on html a few years after that.
That said, I'd like to compile a program from source from GitHub. Specifically, this one: https://github.com/cbuchner1/ccminer/
There's no reason (or money) for me to actually buy Visual Studio, so that's out. Can this sort of thing be compiled easily or simply using free tools? Would Visual Studio Express Desktop be enough? Would a novice like me be lost going to my computer lab at school (yes, I'm back in college again) and trying to use Visual Studio there?
What options do I have?
That said, I'd like to compile a program from source from GitHub. Specifically, this one: https://github.com/cbuchner1/ccminer/
There's no reason (or money) for me to actually buy Visual Studio, so that's out. Can this sort of thing be compiled easily or simply using free tools? Would Visual Studio Express Desktop be enough? Would a novice like me be lost going to my computer lab at school (yes, I'm back in college again) and trying to use Visual Studio there?
What options do I have?