The goto IDE for creating .NET and native applications. It is the only decent way of using Win32 API aswell.

Hotkeys

  • CTRL+F5 to compile, link and run program

C++ Build Process

  1. Turn C++ files into .obj files
  2. Link all .obj files and .lib files to create a .exe file

Release Vs Debug

When compiling a debug version, it is more bloated because debug information used to assist for debugging is also compiled. Release versions are always faster.