How do I set up Visual Studio Code to compile C++ code?

Question

Microsoft's Visual Studio Code editor is quite nice, but it has no default support for building C++ projects.

How do I configure it to do this?

Answer 1

There is a much easier way to compile and run C++ code, no configuration needed:

1. Install the Code Runner Extension
2. Open your C++ code file in Text Editor, then use shortcut Ctrl+Alt+N, or press F1 and then select/type Run Code, or right click the Text Editor and then click Run Code in context menu, the code will be compiled and run, and the output will be shown in the Output Window.

Moreover you could update the config in settings.json using different C++ compilers as you want, the default config for C++ is as below:

"code-runner.executorMap": {
    "cpp": "g++ $fullFileName && ./a.out"
}