The Software Engineering Cycle:

1. specification
2. design
3. documentation, implementation, and testing
• coding
• compiling
• linking
• testing and debugging
4. The result is an executable program.

The Quincy IDE:

1. Download the Integrated Development Environment (from https://quincy.codecutter.org)
2. and install it.
3. Quincy is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for programming in C++.
4. Designed specifically for beginning programmers.
5. Primary components:
   • a programming editor
   • integration with the g++ compiler and linker
   • integration with the WinBGIm graphics library, allowing us to write programs that draw on the screen
   • help documentation for the Quincy IDE itself (via the Help menu)
   • help documentation for the C++ programming language (via the Help menu)
6. We'll also make desktop shortcuts to:
   • Winbgi documentation at C:/Program Files (x86)/quincy/programmerGuide.htm
   • The c++ reference organizaton at: cppreference.com

Potential topics for today: (to be explored through Quincy):

1. A first standalone C++ program: hello.cpp
2. Writing and running the program file in Quincy:
   • opening a new file for hello.cpp
   • the introductory comment using /* ... */
   • single-line coments using // ...
   • include directives and using directives
   • the main function
   • saving the program as a .cpp file
   • compiling to create a .exe file
   • running the .exe file
   • seeing the program's files in the file explorer
3. Program formatting
   • Who sets the standards?
   • format and location of required comments
   • placement of brackets
   • indentation size
4. A first WinBGIm graphics project: day-one.cpp
5. Writing and running the graphics project in Quincy
   • opening a new file for hello.cpp
   • including graphics.h instead of iostream.h
   • calling graphics functions
   • saving the project in a dedicated directory
   • creating the project file with specific specific properties
   • building a project vs. compiling a standalone program
   • running the project's .exe file
   • seeing the project's files in the file explorer
6. Writing functions within in a new project: snowmen.cpp
7. Writing and running the snowmen graphics project in Quincy
• opening a new file for snowmen.cpp
• including graphics.h instead of iostream.h
• defining a named constant
• defining the prototype of your own new draw_snowman function
• calling the new draw_snowman function with parameters
• the first two data types: int and double
• defining the implementation of the draw_snowman function
• Using draw_snowman's arguments in its implementation
• saving the project in a dedicated directory
• creating the project file
• building and running the snowmen project
• Note: A function may have zero arguments.
8. Reading the WinBGIm documentation
9. If time permits: an exercise in drawing stars.

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