On Unix, after pulling the files to your local machine type "make" in the terminal to compile the project. Then type "./run" to execute the program.
On Visual Studio, you can probably just copy the files into a project and run it that way, but I have not tested this.
http://geosoft.no/development/cppstyle.html I am using this site as a reference for style conventions. It seems pretty simple, and it would be great if we followed it. If you see any violations of these guidelines in our code, please make the appropriate changes.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh850437.aspx Here is a guide on how to use git with Visual Studio.
https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials Another guide, but showing how everything is done with unix commands.