C++17 Hello World in Ubuntu 24 Dev Container

Prerequisites

• Docker Desktop (running)
• VS Code
• VS Code extension: Dev Containers (ms-vscode-remote.remote-containers)

Open in Container

1. Open this folder in VS Code.
2. Run Dev Containers: Reopen in Container from the command palette.
3. Wait for the image build to finish.

Build and Run

Inside the VS Code terminal (which is now in Ubuntu 24.04):

cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja
cmake --build build
./build/hello_world

Expected output:

Hello, World!