I didn't teach intro to C or C++, so I can't compare for certain.
From my recollections as a student, compiling C or C++ in intro classes was just a matter of calling `gcc myprogram.c` or `g++ myprogram.cpp`, followed by `./a.out` for testing, which is rather easy to explain to students who already know what a command-line is.
From my recollections as a student, compiling C or C++ in intro classes was just a matter of calling `gcc myprogram.c` or `g++ myprogram.cpp`, followed by `./a.out` for testing, which is rather easy to explain to students who already know what a command-line is.