C++ Installation

To start learning C++ programming, you only need to install the C++ compiler in your System.

What is a Compiler?

A compiler is a computer program that transforms human readable (programming language) source code into another computer language (binary) code.
This tutorial is written for Windows, Unix / Linux and MAC users. All code has been tested and it works correctly on all three operating systems.

C++ Compiler Installation on Windows

To use C++ compiler in Windows, you can install any one software mentioned below.

• You can download a 90-day trial version of Visual Studio
• You can download Dev-C++ IDE to develop C and C++ application.
• You can install MinGW

C++ Compiler Installation on UNIX/Linux

If you are using UNIX / Linux, then most probably C++ compiler called GCC will already in your system. To check if you have it installed, you can type cc or gcc at command prompt.

$ gcc -v

If for some reason it is not Installed on your system, you can download it from gcc.gnu.org/install.

C++ Compiler Installation on MAC

You can install Xcode development environment from Apple’s website, to use GNU C/C++ compiler.
You can download Xcode from developer.apple.com/technologies/tools.