Visual STudio and C programming

[Tamesh16]

I am using Lynda.com to start learning C programming, i Have code blocks to use, but i would really prefer to use Visual Studio code But i have no idea how to set it up to do as such , can any one assist ?

 

[trag1c]

Just install VS with C++ packages. From there create a C++ project.

[HarryNyquist]

8 hours ago, trag1c said:

Just install VS with C++ packages. From there create a C++ project.

This assumes they're running Windows, of course.

[Unimportant]

Also note that C and C++ are not the same language. (And no, C is not just a subset of C++). Visual C++ is not very good at strict C. If you want to learn ISO C99 i'd suggest another compiler.

[Pinguinsan]

6 hours ago, Unimportant said:

Also note that C and C++ are not the same language. (And no, C is not just a subset of C++). Visual C++ is not very good at strict C. If you want to learn ISO C99 i'd suggest another compiler.

+1 for this comment. I really start to cringe when people say "C/C++", because they are just entirely different languages. Yes, C++ is upwards compatible with C (with small syntactic changes, perhaps), but they can and should be used in very different ways.

[madknight3]

18 hours ago, Tamesh16 said:

i would really prefer to use Visual Studio code

Do you mean this Visual Studio Code (ie: the cross platform text editor) or are you referring to Visual Studio Community (ie: the Windows only IDE)?

[Nineshadow]

Use CodeBlocks. It's a simple and good IDE.