I am stuck in trying to learn C++ because I can never set up the compiler. I am watching the freeCodeCamp video “learn-c-with-free-31-hour-course” – and I am at the “install the compiler” section. I have downloaded the compressed compiler file as per instructions. However, the instructor then starts pointing to files on his screen that I do not see. When I click on my compressed file, I see only one folder called mingw64. The instructor says he’s going to his “compressed folder” where he finds several executable links for a compiler. I don’t know where to find that compressed folder or where the files are that he’s talking about. Completely at sea. Any help would be appreciated.
Just extract the mingw64 folder from the archive you downloaded. Put it on your C drive, then update the environment variables.
You could also follow the VS Code docs, although they use MSYS2.