C++ is a compiled_language with static_typing. Programs start in the main_function. Use headers_with_include like #include <iostream> and print with std::cout. End statements with semicolons. Know basic_types: int, double, char, bool, and string. Add #include <string> for strings. Use control_flow: if, else, for, while. Group code in functions. Write comments with // and /* */. Compile with build_with_gpp for .cpp files and run the produced executable. Remember namespace_std prefix.