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    Umm... no. You actually write your code in the compiler. The compiler just has a function that will "compile" the code you wrote and link that with the libraries you want to include and any extra files you want into an executable.

    Only use a text editor to write your code if a compiler is not available to you. You will appreciate the syntax coloring in most compilers.

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    > You actually write your code in the compiler.

    Only if it's an IDE. There's nothing wrong with writing the code in Notepad, saving it as a .cpp or .c, and compiling the file.

    That said, do yourself a favor and use an IDE. I think it was pointed out earlier, but Dev-C++ is a good one.

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    i live in the uk and i'm 14 now. I started learning programming at 12. I started with something easy with html and javascript. Once i felt really confident about web design and web programming at 13, when i could encorporate some php and make pretty good website design i moved onto c++. Then once i was fairly good at that i moved onto the win api, which i think i'll stick with for a while, until i get really good at it, then i might move onto some easier languages like css, and complete dhtml.
    I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left.

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    Just grabbed Dev-C++, it seems like a fairly easy to use program (I hope!) Not to say the language is!

    When you have written a code, and you "compile" it, does it turn it into an exectuable?
    And to dispell any misconceptions, I'm form the UK, and speak the "Queen's english" ;-), though not quite like that toffee-nosed grandma!

    Thanks for all the help, it seems that coders are one helpful bunch of people!

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    > When you have written a code, and you "compile" it, does it turn it into an exectuable?

    It's a little more complicated than that, but that's the basic idea. Any decent book or tutorial should explain it more in depth.

    > "Queen's english"

    Pip pip, cheerio, and all that rot?

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    "I do say! Cormie blimey up me apples and pears, I'm off to see me wife's Bristol Cities!"

    Translation- How dare you! Well, Im going up the stairs to see my wife's.... well, you get it.

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    You'll do ok here

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