larger file to download (which has mingw in its title). That version has debugging tools
that will come in handy when you become a C-soned programmer. (Get it? No? Just me
then?)The next page presents a variety of options, depending on your operating system. If you select the
Windows option, choose the second option, highlighted in Figure 1.2. Having the full compiler and
debugger will come in handy.
FIGURE 1.2 Selecting the Windows IDE for download. You can choose either downloading
source.After you choose to download the program, go get yourself a snack—it’s a big file, so it takes several
minutes to completely download. When it does, click the file and accept all defaults. (Only seasoned
programmers need to tweak the installation.) Soon enough, Code::Blocks will be running on your
computer. After you exit the Tip of the Day and set Code::Blocks as the associated program with all
.c and .cpp files, you can also close the scripting window. You should be left with the opening
screen of the software, pictured in Figure 1.3.