Meeting 2

Meeting 2: C Essentials
Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Agenda

Announcements
- Lab 1: Introduction to Unix and C now past due, sample solutions video coming soon
A couple common issues in Lab 1: Introduction to Unix and C
- never add executables to your repositories, you're just asking for a merge conflict
- Question 4.1: note the difference between a compiler warning and a compiler error
- always start new files, no matter how insignificant, with a banner comment that includes your name
Tip: When programming in a new language, it's important to make sure you have your logic correct before trying to code it in the new language. It's sometimes worth going so far as writing, debugging, and testing the program in a familiar language then doing a translation.
Readings for next time: K&R Ch. 2 and 3
- this is mostly familiar for Java programmers (after all, Java stole a whole bunch of its syntax from C), please at least skim through it, though
Introduction to Assessment 1: [PDF], due in 1 week
Mini Assessment (quiz) 1
Today: Lab 2: C Essentials