A simle C program
/* -------		a comment
   -------		       or
   ------- 		a remark
#include <stdio.h>
int main( )
{ 
     printf("---------\n"); (\n=a new line character)
     printf("---------\n");
     (eturn);
}

*Tools
     -compiles
	~text editor	-enter and modify source code	~text.C
	~preprocessor	-deal w/ #~~
	~compiler	-check & translate source code into intermediate code or object code     ~many files test.obj
	~linker		-combine everything into executable code                                             ~test.exe -.dll
     -MSVC++6.0	-handle C or C++programs
               C an IDE (-Interated Development Environment)

SOFTWARE-$50-$100 ACADEMIC VERSION
-Borland/Turbo -Turbo C++4... -C++6.0
-Bloodshed Dev C++-----FREE
-Codewarrior C++...