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Life & fun · October 26, 2019

I'm doing a video series about building a C++ IDE from scratch

I'm doing a video series about building a C++ IDE from scratch launched on October 26, 2019 with 23 votes, #814 of 3,363 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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This is a YouTube video series documenting the creation of a C++ IDE built from the ground up. The series is intended for developers and programmers interested in IDE development and C++ tooling. What distinguishes this project is its educational approach, showing the entire construction process rather than just presenting a finished product, making it valuable for those wanting to understand how integrated development environments are architected.

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