Chapter 1
Configuring Your Desktop System
IN THIS CHAPTER
Getting your own copy of C++ 20
Getting a copy of Code::Blocks
Creating a Code::Blocks work environment on your system
Seeing how Code::Blocks helps you perform tasks
Working with other IDEs
This chapter is for those of you who have a desktop system and want to use it to create your application code. Chapter 2 discusses how to perform the same task using a mobile device (and provides you with some trade-offs between the two environments). Whether you use the desktop or the mobile solution, you need a copy of a compiler that supports C++ 20 features or some book examples won’t work at all. This book relies on the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) version 8.3 compiler because it provides great C++ 20 support (see https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/compiler_support). The best way to obtain the version 8.3 compiler for your desktop system is to follow the steps in this chapter.
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