[Techtalk] compilers

[stephani schielke]

hi there,
i'm pretty new to using linux and i'm also pretty new to programming.  i 
wanted to know what compilers are available for C++ and Java in the 
linux environment.  right now i'm using M$ visual C++ 6.0 and it's fine, 
but i really am wanting to move completely over to linux...but i'm a  CS 
student and need something to compile with.  this seems like an 
incredibly elementary problem, compared to the majority of posts, but 
like i said, i'm pretty green when it comes to linux!  Thanks for your 
help, in advance.
stephani