N-o-o-o. Assembly language is probably the last language you will learn. It also happens to be the least forgiving and least user-friendly. Happiness ;) It is best used in low level, OS base type...

If you like C or C++, look at the recommended books in that forum.
Another compiler: Code::Blocks.

Thanks for the laugh Dani :)

I feel that only using something like the below best what was included in the file:using std::cout;
using std::vector;
//etc...

It all depends on your money. I like the more expensive one, but that's me.

Personaly I individualy declare the std members I'm using (std::cout, std::vector, etc) for clarity in what I'm doing. I like including only what I'm using, rather than just dumping all of std into...