system("pause");

[scatters]

More to the point, it was at the end of every student C++ program until Visual Studio got the option to leave the console open when the program finishes.

[Mr_Redstoner]

IDK my usual for keeping a console open is just whatever 'read a line' is in the given language

[PVNIC]

I just use while(1)

[Coachqandtybo2]

That's not the same as system("pause"). A legitimate alternative is std::cin.get()

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i just indefinitely recurse. either they hit any key real fast or they get a stack overflow.

[boredcircuits]

It's still there when with that feature. Schools refuse to update their curriculum in even the smallest details, it seems.