====== Getting Started on Windows for C/C++ Beginners ======
This article gives step-by-step information from software installation to the completion of a Hello World program.

===== Install TDM-GCC (the compiler) =====
http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/download

Choose the 32bit (No -w64 suffix), bundled, sjlj version.

Install it with default options unless you know what you are doing.

===== Make sure that GCC is accessible in PATH =====
You should get something like this in your CMD

<code>
C:\>gcc
gcc: fatal error: no input files
compilation terminated.
</code>

Otherwise, you should add appropriate PATH manually.

===== Install Geany (the IDE) =====
If you are not sure, download and install the version comes with GTK runtime.

===== Hello World for C =====
<file c>
#include <stdio.h>

int main( void )
{
    printf("Hello, World!\n");
    return 0;
}
</file>

===== Hello World for C++ =====
<file cpp>
#include <iostream>

int main( )
{
    std::cout << "Hello, World!\n" << std::endl;
    return 0;
}
</file>

===== Finish Your Hello World Program =====
  * Click "New" in toolbar.
  * Type above Hello World program according to your language (C or C++).
  * Save the program with proper extension (Use .c for C programs, .cpp or .cxx for C++ programs)
  * Click "Build" in toolbar. It should say "Compilation finished successfully.", otherwise check your code.
  * Click "Execute" in toolbar. It should popup a console window and you should see "Hello, World!" displayed.

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