run a c++ code in notepad++

Question

I downloaded notepad++ for IDE and try to run a very simple code with it but I don't know how to run that code. This is my code

#include <iostream>
int main()
{  std::cout << "Hello , my programmer!\n" ;
return 0;
}

but when I press F5 a window promote and when I click on Run it open Notepad++ folder.

Answer 1

Notepad++ is a text editor, it is not IDE. It means you can write code in it but you can't compile the program or launch it from there.

You should google for what IDE you need for your platform, Visual Studio Community Edition is free for example.