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+//compile with "g++ -pthread thread.cpp -o main"
+//note to self: try to use ncurses in the next one
+#include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+using namespace std;
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	//this part has never been tested and is unlikely to work
+	#include <windows.h>;
+	void fnsleep(unsigned milliseconds)
+	{
+		Sleep(milliseconds);
+	}
+
+#else
+	#include <unistd.h>
+	void fnsleep(unsigned milliseconds)
+	{
+		usleep(milliseconds * 1000);
+	}
+#endif
+
+void helloWorld(int y)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
+	{
+		//a terrible, awful way of getting linux terminal text colors without ncurses.
+		cout << "\033[1;31mbold red text\033[0m\n";
+		cout << "\x1B[32mAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA\x1B[0m\n";
+		cout << "Hello world #" << i + 1 << endl;
+		fnsleep(1000);
+	}
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	thread thread_object(helloWorld, 1);
+	cout << "This string gets printed after running the hello world function but prints BEFORE helloworld prints. That means this program uses threads" << endl;
+	//use detach to make the thread run asychronoussly. use join to WAIT HERE until its finished. Try it out! (i tested both cases and it works on my machine)
+	//thread_object.detach();
+	thread_object.join();
+	cout << "Please enter your name: " << endl;
+	string name;
+	cin >> name;
+	cout << name << " is a [redacted for academic purposes]" << endl;
+	return 0;
+}