Microsoft Visual C++/cli step by Step

The main function

Why is the only function in the previous example called main? The simple answer is that the code 

won’t compile if it isn’t! However, it might be more useful to explain how the language works.

A normal C++ application contains many functions (and also many classes, as is discussed in 

Chapter 2, “Introducing object-oriented programming”). How does the compiler know which function 

should be called first? Obviously, you can’t allow the compiler to just randomly choose a function. The 

rule is that the compiler always generates code that looks for a function named main. If you omit the 

main function, the compiler reports an error and doesn’t create a finished executable application.

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