How to set up Visual Studio Code for Executing and Debugging C++ Programs | Tutorial for Beginners

In this tutorial, you will learn How to Set up Visual Studio Code for Creating, Executing and Debugging C++ Programs.

00:00 Introduction
00:36 Check g++ and gdb are installed
01:44 Set up Visual Studio Code Work Space
04:58 Installing C/C++ Extension in VS Code
06:17 Configure C/C++ Properties
08:18 Set up Build Task and Run Program
13:27 Configure Task to Build and Run Executable File
24:04 Set up Vs code for debugging
26:46 Debug Cpp Program using a Break Point

Visual Studio Code is the widely used editor in Computer Programming field.
It is the best editor for a beginner in programming because it is simple, easy to set up and has all those features needed.

First you need to Download and Install C Cpp toolset ( Compiler , linker etc ) like mingw-w64. After that you need to install Visual Studio Code.

Download and Install gcc using Mingw-w64 and msys2

Download and Install Visual Studio Code

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[nityunjgoel]

I'm just in love with this video man!! It was so great! You explained the entire process right from the basics and it was just too good to be expressed in words. 15/10 for this one.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[justsurajp]

This is amazing! Always wanted to know a way to debug programs while writing programs for competitive questions!
Finally, I can use a debugger of my own! :D

[ayushmishra]

This is, most probably the best video for VS Code Configurations setup. I learnt so much and got curious about tasks.json and launch.json, that I learnt how to write configurations by myself. Now I do it my way, thanks Sir for this tutorial which was the stepping stone.

[ВасяПетрович-лш]

At first, the program in the VS Code terminal did not start for me (initially, the "Powershell" terminal was selected). Then I selected the "Command Prompt" terminal (the "Launch Profile" button next to the "New Terminal" icon at the bottom right of the screen, then select "Select Default Profile" and in the drop-down list - "Command Prompt"). After that everything worked. Many thanks to the author for the detailed instructions and the work done!

[gentsci]

Thank you so much! After watching many tutorials and getting stuck on how to set up the debugger, this video helped me successfully run the debugger!

[kondziolkaptr]

I had problems with setting this shit up since last 6 freakin' hours until I found your channel. You're my hero <3

[juanmanuelgomez]

Thank you very much!!! Way simpler and better explained than the VSCode web page.

[arieverburgh]

Thank you very much, sir. You've made my day! I couldn't get it to work, and googled unsuccessfully for quite some time, until I found your video.

[captainvideo]

Microsoft has such a great product in VSCode but I’ve always found their tutorials lacking when it comes to personalizing your environment. I learned more from this video than from anywhere else. Keep up the good work!

[gerhardlourens]

Excellent tutorial! I've spent the last 5 hours using this video along with the one about installing MinGW-w64 and Msys2 to finally get my debugger to run. Learnt a lot in the process. Thanks a mil!

[jackmanjls]

I thank you for your time and effort into making this video. This is an excellent video. Well thought out and the sequence of presentation is very good.

[drhf]

So helpful! I am taking CS50 and needed to get C working on VSCode. This worked!

[fahidnfl]

After doing "13:27 Configure Task to Build and Run Executable File" this part vs code
"The token '&&' is not a valid statement separator in this version." help

[HimanshuSingh-ovgq]

Thank you so much for this video. It is highly valuable. It teaches professional C++ software development environment setup (MinGW64 toolchain via MSYS2 and VS Code) in a right way. We are thankful to get educator like you. God bless you!

[gibaeklee]

Thank you so much! This video solved my debugging problem which was lasting for long time.

[huongnguyenmanh]

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[thatsalot]

oh my god, i can't believe i found this video this is literally what i've been searching for months.

[sunnychy]

Sir, when i try to debug, it says, " launch: program ' directory/debug/outdebug' does not exist. ", how to solve this problem?

[chumbo]

13:09 it doesn't run. The output is just: D:\My C++ Workspace\Hello World>
I did everthing like you except for the folder structure but I don't think that would matter. My path to the Hello World.exe is correct so....any ideas?
(The program is valid because I was able to run it correctly in the Windows cmd.exe)
Thanks,

[shambhvilokre]

I am having issue at 13:09 . When I hit enter, Only the text Hello World.exe is displayed. number is 30 Goodbye! is not displayed. Why?