Development Environments

Before you dive into writing your first lines of code, it's essential to set up a development environment that will make your C++ journey enjoyable and productive.

Some features you can expect in a Development Environment are:

• Intellisense: Intelligent code completion suggestions as you type, making it easier to write code quickly and efficiently.
• Debugger: Debugger that can quickly identify issues in your code.
• Code Editor: Code editor that supports syntax highlighting, making it easy to read and understand your code.
• Version Control Integration: Git version control integration so that you can manage your project history effortlessly.

Visual Studio

Visual Studio is an excellent Integrated Development Environment (IDE) developed by Microsoft. It offers a user-friendly interface, making it one of the most popular choices among beginner programmers. It is only supported on Windows.