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How to Setup Visual Studio Code for C and C++ Programming In Less Than 5 Minutes!

Written By Tarik C. Brown on Saturday, May 27, 2023 | 02:16 PM

 
In this video, I walk you through how to compile your first hello world program in C++ in Visual Studio using the Microsoft C++ Extension. Link to MinGW Compiler: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/ NOTE: This will provide you with an out of date version of gcc, to update to the newest version, please open a terminal in VS Code and run the following commands after installation. 1. mingw-get update 2. mingw-get upgrade Link to Setup Instructions: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/cpp Link to Extension Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues My Socials Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tarik.hello/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tarik_hello Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/tarikhello LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarik-brown-hello/ Want 1:1 Advice or a Resume Review? Consider subscribing to my patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=89795750 #CPP #VSCode #Tutorial