Using Code::Blocks

• For my example I will be working with complex numbers.
  • These are numbers in the form of a+bi;
  • a and b are floats.
  • 3+2i is a complex number.
  • The only thing we will do is add these numbers.
  • a+bi + c+di = (a+c) + (b+d)i
  • so 1+1i + 2-4i = (1+2) + (1-4)i = 3-3i;
  • Don't worry, this is not really that inportant.
• Codeblocks is an IDE
  • It is cross platform.
  • It is free.
  • If I had to work under windows, that is what I would use.
• You want the MinGW version
  • This includes GCC
• I downloaded it by goiing to
  • Downloads
  • Binaries
  • Note there is a no-admin option if you don't have administrative privlidges.
  • I grabbed codeblocks-17.12mingw-nosetup.zip
  • I extracted the folder to my desktop
  • 
• Launch Codeblocks
  • I told it to use MinGW
  • I told it not to become the default c++ compiler
    • I am using visual studios for Game Programming
• I started a project
  • Console Application
  • I put the application in a new folder.
  • I took the default with everything else.
• I asked it for a new class
  • File->new->Class
  • Complex
  • 
  • It created a header and implementation file for me.
  • We can delete the destructor, and the proteted section.
• Edit the main.cpp in the project directory to change main.