Learn a way to elegantly add support for pausing your console application right before exiting.
Pause Before Exiting a Console Application
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Published 07/11/2007
Flashback to the 80s—Batch files ruled! Even though the 80s are gone, you still can play around with and use batch files!
Template Metaprogramming and Puzzle 15 Optimal Solution
Published 05/10/2007
Read about a sample demonstrating how to accelerate finding an optimal Puzzle 15 solution using C++ Template Metaprogramming. It presents an implementation of the IDA* search algorithm.
Cygwin: Free C++ for Windows
Published 09/07/2004
Windows users who want to learn C++ often ask if there is a free C++ compiler. Linux users don't have this problem because they have the GNU tools. But, in fact, the exact same tools are available free from Cygwin, and if you learn to use them, your skills will be extremely portable. Learn to install and use the tools, compile a simple program, and write a simple makefile.
Text Output Screen
Published 09/11/2000
Functions to output text to a console window
Console app using MFC
Published 02/03/1999
Console app using MFC
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