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// ===========================================================================
/// <summary>
/// _1_Introduction.cpp
/// CplusPlus
/// created by Mehrdad Soleimanimajd on 20.12.2018
/// </summary>
/// <created>ʆϒʅ, 20.12.2018</created>
/// <changed>ʆϒʅ, 02.07.2023</changed>
// ===========================================================================

#include "CplusPlus.h"
#ifdef _WIN32
#include "Console.h"
#elif defined __APPLE__
#include "Terminal.h"
#endif


void _01_01_Introduction ()
{
    try
    {
        ColourCouter (" -------------------------------------------------", F_bRED);
        ColourCouter ("--------------------------------------------------\n\n", F_bRED);

        //! ####################################################################
        //! ~~~~~ C++ language:
        // over the years evolution of C++ language held itself constant.
        // therefore having a compiler with the ability to support the most recent feature is self-explanatory.
        ColourCouter ("~~~~~ C++ Language:\n", F_bPURPLE);
        ColourCouter ("The constant evolution of the C++ language over the years, make the use of a compiler with support for the most recent feature self-explanatory.\n\n", F_YELLOW);

        //! ####################################################################
        //! ----- C++ compilers:
        // rewriting the code in high-level language to machine language happens with the help of special programs called compilers, interpreters or assemblers based on the type of the high level language.
        // C++ language is designed to be a compiled language, therefore its code generally get translated into machine language, which results to a highly efficient program.
        // for this purpose, a set of tools, known as development toolchain, are needed, whose core are a compiler and its linker.
        ColourCouter ("----- C++ Compilers:\n", F_bPURPLE);
        ColourCouter ("The compilers job are to rewrite the code in higher level language into machine language, which have been built into various programming applications\n\n", F_YELLOW);

        //! ####################################################################
        //! ----- console programs:
        // the fact of easy interaction, simple implementation and identical behaviour of console programs across all platforms make them very useful to learn the basics of a programming language.
        // the programmer's decision to use a particular tool defines the way, in which a console program get compiled.
        ColourCouter ("----- Console Programs:\n", F_bPURPLE);
        ColourCouter ("They are programs that use characters to communicate with user and their environment i.e. printer, keyboard etc.\n\n", F_YELLOW);

        //! ####################################################################
        //! ----- IDE:
        // generally several development tools get integrated in an IDE, which includes a text editor and tools to compile the program directly.
        // some free IDE's:
        // ---------------------------------------------
        // IDE                      Platform
        // ---------------------------------------------
        // Code::blocks             Windows/Linux/MacOS
        // ---------------------------------------------
        // Visual Studio Express    Windows
        // ---------------------------------------------
        // Dev-C++                  Windows
        // ---------------------------------------------
        ColourCouter ("----- IDE:\n", F_bPURPLE);
        ColourCouter ("The easiest way for a beginner is to use an Integrated Development Environment (IDE).\n\n", F_YELLOW);

        //! - in addition:
        // if there is a Linux or Mac environment with development features at disposal, with including the C++11 flags in the command for the compiler, any code could be compilable.
        // ===========================================================================--------------------------
        // IDE          Platform                    Command
        // ===========================================================================--------------------------
        // GCC          Linux, among others...      g++ -std=c++0x example.cpp -o example_program
        // ===========================================================================--------------------------
        // Clang        OS X, among others...       clang++ -std=c++11 -stdlib=libc++ example.cpp -o example_program
        // ===========================================================================--------------------------

    } catch (const std::exception&)
    {

    }
}