// microsoft compile with(modify the paths as appropriate):
// cl -EHsc -Fehello.exe -Ox hello.cpp -I"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include" -link -libpath:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\lib" -libpath:"G:\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Lib"
// mingw compiled with:
// g++ -s -pedantic -std=c++11 -O3 -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -o hello2.exe hello.cpp
// binary size difference: cl == 97kb vs mingw-g++ == 643kb
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{
  string test_str = "hello works!\n";
  cout << test_str;
}
 

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