Install some software: (Only needs to be done once)

 1)  Download Visual Studio Code and Install it.

 2) Open Terminal. Type g++ and hit enter. This should ask you to
 install some material

 

How to use the tools:

Opening a file:  In Visual Code, go to file new file

To save a file you can hit command S

Your files should be one word names followed by cpp. Example: "hello.cpp"

Store them in your documents directory.

Go to terminal and switch to your documents directory by typing "cd Documents"

Coding Processes:

1) Open the cpp file in visual code

2) Edit the cpp file in visual code

3) Save the cpp file  (example: "hello.cpp")

4) Switch to terminal (make sure you're in the documents directory)

5) type "g++ cppfilename" example: "g++ hello.cpp") - you can use up
arrows to repeat commands

6) Check for errors. If there are errors, go back to step #2

7) If there are no errors, run your program with: "./a.out" 

8) Modify your program further by going to step #2 until satisfied