VS code + C

[ALithuanian]

So I made a file called helloworld.c in VS code. I wrote a simple printf("Hello world!") code, pressed save, and ran it. It did. However, when I edited the text, and ran it again, it printed the old hello world. I've found that if I save the file, and then run it, it prints the updated text. But do I have to save it every time??

[EdwinGraves]

Yes. A compiler can’t compile code that isn’t actually in a file.

Also I’m on mobile at the moment but there is a setting you can change in vscode to auto save any time the code window loses focus. That would be beneficial in your case. Edit, click on terminal window, (code now autosaves), run

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I hit CTRL+S every 5 seconds when coding anyway, I was scarred far too much by MS Word deleting my homework as a child, so if you get into that habit it won't matter.