CIS 5050: Special Sessions


Special session I: C/C++ Refresher

The goal of this session is to review some basic concepts in C and C++ that might be useful for completing the assignments in CIS 5050. Specifically, we plan to discuss pointers, memory allocation, copy and move semantics, object-oriented programming, templates, namespaces, types and data structures.

Material: video, slides.

Special session II: 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.

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.

Time: 1:00-2:00pm, Thursday April 11
Material: slides, video.
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