very basic C++ program closes after user input for no particular reason?

Question

I just started learning C++ and I wrote this sample program from the text and when I compile and run it, it just closes after the user inputs any number and presses enter.

Answer 1

Your program ends right after you print out your text. If you want to see anything on the screen you can add a cin right before your return 0 so your program waits for a user response before exiting.

// Wait for user to hit enter
cin >> dummyVar;

return 0;