Configuring C/C++ Development Environment for VSCode with GCC and MinGW (Windows) – Part 2
4. Understanding tasks.json When running the program for the first time, the C++ extension will create a <span>tasks.json</span> file, which can be found in the project’s <span>.vscode</span> folder. The purpose of <span>tasks.json</span> is to define tasks such as compilation, building, and cleaning, which can be triggered by <span>Ctrl+Shift+B</span>. The automatically generated <span>tasks.json</span> file should look … Read more