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This is how multi-line comments are written in C++...
Program: minimal.C
Programmer: Brian Lawton
Modified: 08/16/2001
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// This is how single line comments are written in C++...
// This is a minimal C++ program
#include <iostream.h> // Pre-processor Directive to include I/O Library
int main() //all programs must have a main function
{ //This is the beginning of the block
//Note: All executable statements must be terminated by a semicolon
cout << "Congratulations, you have successfully run your first C++ program" << endl;
return 0; //Indicates that the program executed successfully without run-time errors
} //End of block