Topic 1. The C++ language and the C++26 standard, the Microsoft Visual Studio 2026 environment, your first program, and the Git version control system

Goal: get familiar with the structure of a C++ console program; learn to create, build, and run a project in Visual Studio 2026 and Developer PowerShell; master formatted output and the basic operations of a local Git repository.

Lecture contents

1. The C++ language and its standards — The C++ language: purpose and history · Language standards and compiler support · How source code becomes a program
2. Visual Studio and your first project — Installing Visual Studio 2026 · Your first console project · The structure of your first program
3. Building and debugging — Solution, project, and files on disk · Errors, warnings, and debugging · Building from the command line
4. Git version control — Git version control · Common beginner problems

Practice and review

• Practice — 3 worked examples with full code and output
• Tasks — 30 variants, each with tasks at three difficulty levels
• Summary — conclusions, self-check questions, and useful links