OK, so I thought to move my game project to c++ and I took a week to find an IDE and a day after to set up sfml library.

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A developer shares their frustrating experience transitioning a game project to C++, spending a week choosing an IDE and an entire day just setting up the SFML library, highlighting the complexity of C++ development environment setup.

Am I the only one who took a whole day to set up a lib in C++

You’re just lacking experience. Visual Studio is actually one of the most beginner-friendly IDEs available. While setting up dependencies might take some time if you’re new to it, the environment is designed to be accessible—especially for newcomers. It handles much of the toolchain setup for you, which makes the overall experience less painful compared to other options.
Working with external libraries in C/C++ can be a pain; it is what it is.
To make things easier, you can improve the experience by using a package manager like Conan or vcpkg.
So welcome to the world of pain :D

AI can help you with this setup process and other things faster, but only as an assistant. Don’t rely on it to do everything for you, or you’ll get into trouble.