clang++ is awesome, goodbye g++

I finally got around to reading up on the clang compiler and I love it. The error messages are so helpful. Here’s a quick example with a syntax error. Lets compile it on the command line.

#include <iostream>
int main() {
	std::cotut << "Hello World";
	return 0;
}

What happens when I run the code with g++?

paulsolt@~/dev $ g++ test.cpp
test.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
test.cpp:3: error: ‘cotut’ is not a member of ‘std’

Here’s what happens in clang++, notice how it highlights the position and it’s actually more helpful in fixing the error.

paulsolt@~/dev $ clang++ test.cpp
test.cpp:4:7: error: no member named 'cotut' in namespace 'std'; did you mean 'cout'?
        std::cotut << "Hello World";
        ~~~~~^~~~~
             cout
/usr/include/c++/4.2.1/iostream:63:18: note: 'cout' declared here
  extern ostream cout;          ///< Linked to standard output