{"id":12611,"date":"2023-03-18T09:02:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T09:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/?p=12611"},"modified":"2023-03-18T09:02:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T09:02:37","slug":"unleash-your-coding-skills-with-this-simple-guide-to-compiling-and-running-c-programs-in-visual-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-coding-skills-with-this-simple-guide-to-compiling-and-running-c-programs-in-visual-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Unleash Your Coding Skills with this Simple Guide to Compiling and Running C Programs in Visual Studio!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_49 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" 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type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-6787393618294\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-coding-skills-with-this-simple-guide-to-compiling-and-running-c-programs-in-visual-studio\/#Get_Ready_to_Feel_Intimidated_Compiling_and_Running_C_Programs_in_Visual_Studio\" title=\"Get Ready to Feel Intimidated: Compiling and Running C Programs in Visual Studio\">Get Ready to Feel Intimidated: Compiling and Running C Programs in Visual Studio<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-coding-skills-with-this-simple-guide-to-compiling-and-running-c-programs-in-visual-studio\/#Step_1_Create_a_New_Project\" title=\"Step 1: Create a New Project\">Step 1: Create a New Project<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-coding-skills-with-this-simple-guide-to-compiling-and-running-c-programs-in-visual-studio\/#Step_2_Add_a_New_C_File\" title=\"Step 2: Add a New C File\">Step 2: Add a New C File<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-coding-skills-with-this-simple-guide-to-compiling-and-running-c-programs-in-visual-studio\/#Step_3_Write_Your_C_Program\" title=\"Step 3: Write Your C Program\">Step 3: Write Your C Program<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-coding-skills-with-this-simple-guide-to-compiling-and-running-c-programs-in-visual-studio\/#Step_4_Build_Your_Project\" title=\"Step 4: Build Your Project\">Step 4: Build Your Project<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-coding-skills-with-this-simple-guide-to-compiling-and-running-c-programs-in-visual-studio\/#Step_5_Run_Your_Program\" title=\"Step 5: Run Your Program\">Step 5: Run Your Program<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/unleash-your-coding-skills-with-this-simple-guide-to-compiling-and-running-c-programs-in-visual-studio\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_Ready_to_Feel_Intimidated_Compiling_and_Running_C_Programs_in_Visual_Studio\"><\/span>Get Ready to Feel Intimidated: Compiling and Running C Programs in Visual Studio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Are you ready to be perplexed and feel a burst of emotions as you learn how to compile and run C programs in Visual Studio? It may seem daunting at first, but with the right guidance, it can become a simple process. Follow these steps to begin:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Create_a_New_Project\"><\/span>Step 1: Create a New Project<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The very first step is to create a new project in Visual Studio. Try not to get too overwhelmed with the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Visual Studio from your desktop or Start menu.<\/li>\n<li>Find the &#8220;File&#8221; option and choose &#8220;New&#8221; from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<li>In the &#8220;New Project&#8221; window, select &#8220;Visual C++&#8221; under &#8220;Installed&#8221; on the left menu.<\/li>\n<li>Select &#8220;Empty Project&#8221; under the &#8220;Templates&#8221; menu.<\/li>\n<li>Type the name of your project in the &#8220;Name&#8221; field and select a suitable location to save your project files.<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;Create&#8221; to create your new project.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Add_a_New_C_File\"><\/span>Step 2: Add a New C File<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve created a new project, the next step is to add a new C file. Brace yourself, this may get a little intense:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click on the &#8220;Source Files&#8221; folder in the Solution Explorer and select &#8220;Add&#8221; and choose &#8220;New Item.&#8221; Or, alternate option, click on &#8220;Project&#8221; and select &#8220;Add New Item&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>In the &#8220;Add New Item&#8221; window, choose &#8220;C++ File (.cpp)&#8221; from the list.<\/li>\n<li>Name the file with the extension .c (e.g., main.c).<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8220;Add&#8221; button to add the file to your project.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Write_Your_C_Program\"><\/span>Step 3: Write Your C Program<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to write your C program in the editor. Deep breaths everyone, we got this:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Double click on the file you added to open it.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your source code in the editor.<\/li>\n<li>Save your file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Build_Your_Project\"><\/span>Step 4: Build Your Project<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After writing your C program, you need to compile it to generate an executable file. Let&#8217;s take it one step at a time:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click &#8220;Build&#8221; under the menu bar.<\/li>\n<li>Choose &#8220;Build Solution&#8221; from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<li>Now, wait for Visual Studio to build your project.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_5_Run_Your_Program\"><\/span>Step 5: Run Your Program<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Are you ready to execute your program? Let&#8217;s see it in action:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click &#8220;Debug&#8221; under the menu bar. <\/li>\n<li>Choose &#8220;Start Without Debugging&#8221; from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<li>And now we wait for Visual Studio to execute your program:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If your program has no errors, it should successfully execute at this point.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Who would have thought compiling and running C programs in Visual Studio could be so complex and thrilling?! But there you have it&#8211;a straightforward process that involves creating a new project, adding a new C file, writing your C program, building the project, and running your program. With this guide, you can easily start writing C programs in Visual Studio. So now, go forth and conquer!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get Ready to Feel Intimidated: Compiling and Running C Programs in Visual Studio Are you ready to be perplexed and feel a burst of emotions&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3297],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Visual-Studio-ULTIMATE-GUIDE-How-To-step-by-step-Tutorial.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12611"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12611"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13564,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12611\/revisions\/13564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mauricemuteti.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}