diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..787b44f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
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+{
+  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": []
+}
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diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
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index 0000000..16322ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
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+{
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "type": "cppbuild",
+      "label": "C/C++: gcc.exe build active file",
+      "command": "C:\\Program Files\\mingw-w64\\mingw64\\bin\\gcc.exe",
+      "args": [
+        "-fdiagnostics-color=always",
+        "-g",
+        "${file}",
+        "-o",
+        "${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe"
+      ],
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": [
+        "$gcc"
+      ],
+      "group": "build",
+      "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "cppbuild",
+      "label": "C/C++: cl.exe build active file",
+      "command": "cl.exe",
+      "args": [
+        "/Zi",
+        "/EHsc",
+        "/nologo",
+        "/Fe${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe",
+        "${file}"
+      ],
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": [
+        "$msCompile"
+      ],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      },
+      "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
+    }
+  ],
+  "version": "2.0.0"
+}
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diff --git a/hello-world-joshua-g.cpp b/hello-world-joshua-g.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4313fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hello-world-joshua-g.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+#include <iostream>
+using namespace std;
+int main() {
+    cout << "Hello World!";
+
+    return 0;
+}
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