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Computer Engineering and Science students may need a code editor for their coursework. For windows users, you can follow these steps to prepare your VS Code environment for C++ coding.
Environment
Windows
Steps
- Go to code.visualstudio.com and click Download. It will detect the build for your environment. It will download the .exe file.
- You can click the .exe. Do not adjust the destination location. For additional tasks, you can create a desktop icon for ease of use.
- Now, you will need a C++ compiler. It is recommended that you use MinGW. Click Download to get the installer.
- Click on the .exe file downloaded.
- This will open the installer and click "Install"
- Click Continue
- Click continue again if needed
- You'll be prompted to choose which packages to install. In this case, you'll need g++ to run .cpp files. It's recommended to choose base as well.
- Then, click Installation and Apply Changes
- Then, click Apply.
- Now, go to your search bar at the bottom of the screen, and type in This PC.
- Then, click Local Disk on the left side, and MinGW from the available folders.
- Click bin
- Right click on the navigator bar, and click copy address.
- Now, you can go to the search bar, type in environment variables and click environment variables.
- Click Environment Variables
- Then, click Path and Edit under system variables.
- Click new, paste the address we copied. Then, click Ok
- Open VS Code, and go to explorer. Click Open Folder.
- Right click in the white space, click new, then folder and name your folder. Then, click select folder.
- Go to extensions, find the C++ extension and install it
- Now, you can run a .cpp program. Go to explorer, and click ctrl+n to open a new file. Name it with your chosen file name, and the extension .cpp
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