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+## TODO:
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+Designing a full-fledged C/C++ IDE with all the mentioned features is a complex and time-consuming task. However, I can provide you with an outline of how you can approach building such an IDE:
+
+1. **User Interface (UI) Design:**
+   - Create a UI layout similar to Visual Studio Code (VS Code) with a menu bar, toolbar, code editor area, sidebar, and status bar.
+   - Implement theming functionality to allow users to customize the IDE's appearance.
+
+2. **Custom Controls:**
+   - Depending on your platform (e.g., Windows, macOS, Linux), you may need to create custom controls or use third-party libraries to mimic the VS Code interface.
+
+3. **Menu Bar and Toolbar:**
+   - Create a menu bar with common options like "File," "Edit," "View," "Tools," and "Help."
+   - Add toolbar buttons for actions like opening files, saving, compiling, and running code.
+
+4. **Code Editor Area:**
+   - Implement a code editor with features like syntax highlighting, code folding, and auto-completion. You can consider using existing code editor libraries like CodeMirror, Monaco Editor, or building your own.
+
+5. **Sidebar:**
+   - Create a sidebar for project management, file navigation, and other functionalities. Include options to expand or collapse the sidebar to maximize the code editor area.
+
+6. **Status Bar:**
+   - Add a status bar at the bottom of the window to display information like build status, line/column numbers, etc.
+
+7. **Keyboard Shortcuts:**
+   - Implement keyboard shortcuts for common actions to enhance user productivity.
+
+8. **Theming Engine:**
+   - Develop a theming engine to support different themes for the IDE's appearance.
+
+9. **Accessibility:**
+   - Ensure your IDE is accessible by following accessibility guidelines and making it screen reader-friendly.
+
+10. **User Preferences:**
+    - Allow users to customize settings such as font size, font family, indentation, and other preferences.
+
+11. **Testing and User Feedback:**
+    - Thoroughly test your IDE for usability and responsiveness on different screen sizes and resolutions.
+    - Gather user feedback to make improvements continually.
+
+12. **Code Intelligence:**
+    - Implement code completion, navigation, refactoring, linting, and static analysis features.
+
+13. **Debugger Integration:**
+    - Integrate a debugger with breakpoints, watch windows, and call stack support.
+    - Enable variable inspection and modification during debugging.
+    - Integrate with popular debuggers like GDB or LLDB.
+
+14. **Version Control:**
+    - Integrate Git with features like commit, push, pull, and branch management.
+    - Provide visual diff and merge tools for resolving conflicts.
+
+15. **Project Management:**
+    - Offer project templates for various C/C++ project types.
+    - Implement dependency management for libraries and packages.
+    - Integrate with build systems like CMake.
+
+16. **Multi-Language Support:**
+    - Extend support to other programming languages like Python or Rust with syntax highlighting and language-specific tooling.
+
+17. **Extensions and Plugins:**
+    - Develop an extension system for users to customize their IDE experience.
+    - Create a marketplace for users to discover and install extensions.
+
+18. **Customization:**
+    - Allow users to customize the UI by rearranging panels, tabs, and views.
+    - Support user-defined themes and color schemes.
+
+19. **Collaboration Features:**
+    - Consider implementing real-time collaborative coding and integration with collaboration platforms like Microsoft Teams or Slack.
+
+20. **Performance Optimization:**
+    - Include code optimization tools, profilers, and support for parallel compilation.
+
+21. **Documentation Integration:**
+    - Integrate with documentation generators and APIs for quick access to documentation.
+    - Provide contextual help and tooltips for functions and APIs.
+
+22. **Error Handling and Diagnostics:**
+    - Implement real-time error checking with detailed error messages.
+    - Offer suggestions for fixing common programming errors.
+
+23. **Deployment and Packaging:**
+    - Provide tools for packaging and distributing C/C++ applications.
+    - Support cross-compilation to target different platforms.
+
+24. **Unit Testing:**
+    - Integrate with unit testing frameworks for C/C++.
+    - Offer test result visualization and debugging support.
+
+25. **Profiling and Performance Analysis:**
+    - Include profiling tools for identifying code bottlenecks and memory usage analysis.
+
+26. **Integration with Cloud Services:**
+    - Integrate with cloud-based development and storage services like Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
+
+27. **Code Metrics and Analytics:**
+    - Offer code complexity analysis, code coverage analysis, and security vulnerability scanning.
+
+28. **Cross-Platform Support:**
+    - Extend your IDE to work on multiple platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux).
+
+29. **Internationalization and Localization:**
+    - Support multiple languages and locales.
+    - Localize the user interface.
+
+30. **Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Integration:**
+    - Integrate with CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
+
+Building such an IDE is a significant undertaking that requires a dedicated team of developers and designers. It's essential to prioritize features based on your target audience and continuously iterate based on user feedback and emerging trends in software development.