CHAPTER 1
Hello World
Choosing an IDE
To begin developing in C++ you need a text editor and a C++ compiler. You can get both at the same time by installing an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that includes support for C++. A good choice is Microsoft’s Visual Studio Community Edition, which is a free version of Visual Studio that is available from Microsoft’s website.1 This IDE has built-in support for the C++11 standard and also includes many features of C++14 as of the 2015 version.
Two other popular cross-platform IDEs include NetBeans and Eclipse CDT. Alternatively, you can develop using a simple text editor – such as Notepad – although ...
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