CIS 5050: Special Sessions


C/C++ Refresher

The material reviews some basic concepts in C and C++ that might be useful for completing the assignments in CIS 5050. Specifically, it discusses pointers, memory allocation, copy and move semantics, object-oriented programming, templates, namespaces, types and data structures. (The video and slides are from last semester.)

Material: video, slides.

Debugging tools

The goal of this session is to introduce some common tools for debugging C/C++ programs, which will be extremely useful in the assignments and project. Topics covered will include stack and heap basics, gdb, address sanitizers, valgrind, as well as coding style.

Material: video, slides.

Version control

The goal of this session is to review how version control works through git. We will be covering most common commands, how git works under the hood on a fundamental level, GitHub, as well as how to best use version control collaboratively.

Material: video, slides.

Project: TA Panel on PennCloud

The goal of this session is to provide an opportunity for you to learn from the TAs on their experiences and advices on the project.

Material: slides, video.

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