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Hello World (First C++ Program) Help!!

rodneyldixon · 2001-04-23T09:02:18

You see, I got this e-book from www.informit.com, and it's called Sam's Teach Yourself C++ in 21 days Second Edition, and in Day 1 Chapter 8, it talks about writing your first C++ program, a traditional Hello World. And when I typed in the code for displaying Hello World in Dos, using Dev C++ 4.0, I get a error and it saids in the compiler output, " parse error before `1'. Here's the code that I typed in: 1: #include 2: 3: 4: int main(); 5: { 6: cout <<"Hello World!\n"; 7: return 0; 8: } Question 1: What is the problem? Also, all I am learning is how to program text in Dos. Question 2: So how can this be helpful to me if I want to do C++ programming in Windows? (making games, programs, etc...) Do I need to learn this? Because if I don't need to learn this, I would be gladly to move on to learning to program C++ in Windows first instead of learning to program text in dos. Question 3: Also, can I get a tutorial or e-book that would teach me to program C++ in Windows? (on the internet or downloadable) Question 4: And can I get a tutorial or e-book that would teach me to write C++ games & programs in Windows? (on the internet or downloadable) So please answer all my questions. Not just one, but all of them so I can move on and stop asking questions here about, can I make this or that, because this is a forum to post questions if you get stuck in compiling, debugging, writing code, etc.... everything besides how to make something. Thanks! Edited by - rodneyldixon on April 21, 2001 12:29:43 PM Edited by - rodneyldixon on April 21, 2001 12:35:56 PM

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Started by rodneyldixon April 21, 2001 11:14 AM

31 comments, last by rodneyldixon 22 years, 11 months ago

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April 22, 2001 10:11 PM

Umm...Windows programming takes more understanding than a "Hello World" console program. I don''t mean to burst your bubble, but give yourself six months to a year to understand C++ before trying to program Windows with it. I don''t mean this to sound inconsiderate, but you just wrote your first "Hello World" program. Give yourself sometime to learn the basics before trying to run out and program Quake 4. Hell, I have been programming for a year and the only game I have ever finished is tetris. Don''t get ahead of yourself.

merlin9x9

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April 22, 2001 10:58 PM

It''s good finally to see some more people who know what they''re talking about.

python_regious

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April 23, 2001 09:02 AM

Hey, I only posted what I have observed. I have both compilers, and when you compile a console program in MSVC++ it comes up in a dos prompt, when I use the borland compiler, it doesn''t, it comes up in a completely different window, it acts the same, but it certainly isn''t dos.

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