I've never compiled a coin from scratch. What sort of environment is needed on Windows? Will Dev-C++ (MingW) work?
If you have to ask, you don't have the experience to compile the dependencies and the coin.
Everyone starts with no experience, hence the question. I have ample C++ experience on both Windows and Linux though. I realize this was perhaps not the best place to ask, but I figure I'll make this coin my starting point. But I can always do my research elsewhere.