Windows version of carneeki's throb...

throbber.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>

#define SLEEP 100 // 100 millis

using namespace std;

void throb(char in)
{
  cout << "\b" << in;
  cout.flush();
  Sleep(SLEEP);
}

int main()
{
  while(true)
  {
    throb('|');
    throb('/');
    throb('-');
    throb('\\');
  }
  return 0;
}

I wholeheartedly do not approve of your choice of development platform. :P

I had to install mingw for this :P

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