CHAPTER 2
Compile and Run
Before a program can be run, the source code has to be translated into an executable format by a compiler. This step transforms the human-readable source code into binary machine code, which is a sequence of instructions that can be executed by a computer.
Visual Studio Compilation
Continuing from the last chapter, the Hello World program is now complete and ready to be compiled and run. You can do this by going to the Build menu and clicking on Debug 
Start Without Debugging (Ctrl+F5). Visual Studio then compiles and runs ...
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