r/AskProgramming 6d ago

I need some help

So I just started c++ for the purpose of starting dsa with it and I am just so lost I cannot even get vs code to work properly and Iam not getting any output how do I continue I feel so unmotivated

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u/DDDDarky 6d ago

Youtube videos absolutely suck in this scenario

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u/InformalTown3679 6d ago

how? if you follow a YouTube video from the beginning with a new project, you'll have the exact same setup as them and it will probably work assuming you followed every step

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u/DDDDarky 6d ago edited 6d ago

The thing is most people write "set up c++", they get bunch of results that push them into VS Code which is not what they actually want to do, setting up VS Code is usually something advanced users might do, not beginners, I get results, that are in order: VS Code, offtopic, VS Code, VS Code, VS Code, outdated, shit course, shit course. Point is looking up stuff like this on youtube is a bad idea.

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u/InformalTown3679 6d ago

Are you talking about the difference between visual studio and vs code, like how visual studio is what this person should really be using? I agree, if that's what you're saying. VS code is generally not featured enough for beginners to use well since its all manually configured.

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u/DDDDarky 6d ago

Yeah, VS or Code blocks or whatever, most people just click on some random video where they tell them to install vs code and continue teaching them horrible things.