VS Code Configuration For Competitive Programmers or Problem Solvers In Windows Machine

In this tutorial you will learn not only the configuration of VS Codefor C/C++ programming, but also some very basic yet most important concepts of how IDE works under the hood when we hit the run button.

Timecodes

00:00 - Intro
01:35 - Windows in a Virtual Machine
02:16- Why VS Code Configuration instead of an IDE like Codeblocks
03:13 - Under the Hood of Traditional IDEs
04:23 - Pre-requirements
05:24 - Install MinGW or use portable MinGW zip file
07:15 - Install VS Code
07:48 - Setup System Environment Variable for Windows
11:48 - Create workspace in vscode
12:45 - Setup "CMD" as default terminal instead of "powershell or git bash"
13:37 - Compile & Run a C/C++ program from terminal/cmd using commands in vscode
14:28 - Create input & output file and split screens

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[vijayasaiguntreddi]

thank you so much you are really insane!!!!

[saqr_abuomar]

thank you, just one question, can i run the program from the run button or i should press shift + ctrl + b every time ?

[cyrussg]

when i press shift +ctrl+b for the first time its shows---
(C/C++: g++.exe build active file my code compiler: C:\MinGW bin\g++-exe)
instead of create task.json file
and when i try searching create task option it shows nothing.
what should i do?