> C/C++ is the most universal, and most popular programming language
C/C++ is not a language - just a horrible mess. No two people will have the same idea as to what should be in C/C++.
C is a language
C++ is a language
While they share a common past, and share many common ideas, C++ is not a superset of C. There are bits of C syntax which work differently in C++, or don't work at all in C++.
> This is a Windows operating system issue.
It's an IDE issue - results from running command line programs from a command line prompt do not disappear as soon as the program exits.
