C++ in notepad++

Question

I want to get into C++ but I don't know if Notepad ++ has everything it needs to run C++ code. Please tell if I need to download something or if everything is all right. Currently, I (to my knowledge) nothing already downloaded into my Notepad++. Please also inform me if it would be easier just to download a whole new editor.

Any advise is helpful; thank you

Answer 1

You need something to translate your C++ code into machine language, a so called compiler.
But if you're new, I'd recommend you Visual Studio Community Edition. It's an IDE (integrated development environment) which always comes with a compiler and makes programming easier for you.

Answer 2

This may help you out a little.
http://www.edparrish.net/common/npp4c.html

I also recommend getting an IDE CodeBlocks is a pretty good one and easy to use.
http://www.codeblocks.org/

or you can try DevC++
https://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/

Answer 3

Visual Studio runs just on Windows PCs, but it has a ton of features.
Code::Blocks runs on any PC, but it's a little more restricted.