KP> [...] I have decided that I want to try C++ for a day [...]
You'll need more than a day.  But then this is true of most computer 
languages.  Find yourself a cheap beginners' introduction to the C++ language 
in your favourite quality bookshop.  (And be aware that titles that mention a 
specific compiler, such as "Visual C++", in their title are probably going to 
teach you more about the idiosyncrasies of a particular compiler and platform 
than about the C++ language itself.)  You'll also need to have a reasonable 
understanding of what a compiler actually *is*, the difference between source 
and object code, makefiles, and linking.
 ¯ JdeBP ®
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