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C++ Getting Started

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C++ Get Started


To start using C++, you need two things:

 A text editor, like Notepad, to write C++ code


 A compiler, like GCC, to translate the C++ code into a language that the
computer will understand

There are many text editors and compilers to choose from. In this tutorial, we
will use an IDE (see below).

C++ Install IDE


An IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is used to edit AND compile the
code.

Popular IDE's include Code::Blocks, Eclipse, and Visual Studio. These are all
free, and they can be used to both edit and debug C++ code.

Note: Web-based IDE's can work as well, but functionality is limited.

We will use Code::Blocks in our tutorial, which we believe is a good place to


start.

You can find the latest version of Codeblocks at http://www.codeblocks.org/.


Download the mingw-setup.exe file, which will install the text editor with a
compiler.
C++ Getting Started
C++ Quickstart
Let's create our first C++ file.

Open Codeblocks and go to File > New > Empty File.

Write the following C++ code and save the file as myfirstprogram.cpp (File >
Save File as):

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
cout << "Hello World!";
return 0;
}

Don't worry if you don't understand the code above - we will discuss it in detail
in later chapters. For now, focus on how to run the code.

In Codeblocks, it should look like this:


C++ Getting Started

Then, go to Build > Build and Run to run (execute) the program. The result
will look something to this:

Hello World!
Process returned 0 (0x0) execution time : 0.011 s
Press any key to continue.

Congratulations! You have now written and executed your first C++ program.

Learning C++
When learning C++, you can use our tool, which shows both the code and the
result. This will make it easier for you to understand every part as we move
forward:

Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
cout << "Hello World!";
return 0;
}

Result:

Hello World!

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