Schedule

Week 1:	1/8	Overview + Development tools: Vim slides: 20190108 - Course intro, Vim.pdf snippets: a.c	HW01: Development tools: Vim, due 1/11 (Fri)
	1/10	Development tools: Vim + Data types, ASCII, number bases, literals notes: 20190110.pdf snippets: a.c b.c, d.c, e.c, f.c 1 Appendix D: Computing Number Systems, pp. 1033-1040
Week 2:	1/15	Number bases, test-driven development (TDD), TDD workflow enhancements CQ: Use character literal ('A') not 65 notes: 20190115.pdf snippets: 1_fputc_char.c 2_char_literal_is_an_integer.c, actual.txt, backward_digits.c, backward_digits.h, run_tests.sh, test_backward_digits.c, test_backward_digits.txt
	1/17	Strings, number bases, addresses CQ: Prefer for loop over while (where appropriate/readable) CQ: Use '\0' not 0 for null terminator notes: 20190117.pdf snippets: 01_string_stack.c 02_string_stack_vs_data_segment.c, 03_cant_assign_stack_string.c, 04_ok_to_assign_data_segment_string.c, 05_print_string_incorrect.c, 06_print_string_incorrect.c, 07_string_notations.c, 08_array_initialization_code_quality.c, 09_array_need_length_to_traverse.c, 10_string_is_an_array.c, 11_string_notations.c, 12_strlen.c, 13_string_on_stack_vs_data_segment.c, 14_print_string.c, 15_print_string_ok_to_copy.c, 16_char_literal_is_integer.c, oh_strings_data_segment.c, view_snipmate_snippets.sh 11 Strings, pp. 665-717
Week 3:	1/22	Address syntax, address arithmetic video: Boilercast notes: 20190122.pdf exercise.pdf snippets: addresses_1.c, addresses_2.c, addresses_3.c, array.c, array_on_stack_vs_address_1.c, array_on_stack_vs_address_2.c, broken.c, oh_int_min_1.c, oh_int_min_2.c	HW02: Strings: print_integer(…), due 1/22 (Tue) HW03: Development tools: GDB, due 1/25 (Fri)
	1/24	Address syntax exercise, call by address vs. call by value, GDB whatis video: Boilercast notes: 20190124.pdf snippets: 01_pass_by_value.c 02_pass_by_address.c, 03_bad.c, exercise.c, oh1.c
Week 4:	1/29	Assertions, GDB watchpoints, reverse debugging, Quiz 1: Address syntax video: Boilercast notes: 20190129.pdf snippets: 01_assert.c 02_debugging.c	HW04: Strings: mintf(…), due 2/1 (Fri)
	1/31	Preprocessor; #define macros; variadic functions; HW02 recap CQ: Declare where you initialize CQ: Use character literal ('A') not 65 CQ: Code in “paragraphs” video: Boilercast notes: 20190131.pdf snippets: cq_initialization_1.c cq_initialization_2.c, cq_initialization_3.c, duplication.c, macros_1.c, macros_2.c, oh_printf_int_min.c, variadic.c
Week 5:	2/5	Code review; dynamic memory with malloc(…) video: Boilercast notes: 20190205.pdf snippets: argv.c malloc_1.c, malloc_2.c, malloc_3.c
	2/7	Dynamic memory with malloc(…), preprocessor video: Boilercast snippets: 264echo.c Makefile.002, Makefile.HW04, actual.txt, expected.txt, macros_1.py, malloc_1.py, malloc_2_002.py, malloc_2_003.py, malloc_3_002.py, preprocessor.c, preprocessor.preprocessed.c, sizeof_003.py
Week 6:	2/12	Structures video: Boilercast snippets: a.c a.h, b.c, c.c, d.c, e.c, f.c, g.c, h.c, i.c, j.c, j.h, o.c, oh1.c, p.c, q.c, r.c, s.c	HW05: Mini-unit: #define + make, due 2/13 (Wed)
	2/14	Linked lists video: Boilercast snippets: a.c b.c, c.c, d.c, e.c, f.c, g.c, list_003_1.c, list_003_2.c, list_003_3.c, list_003_4.c, list_003_5_append_bad.c, list_003_6_append_BUG.c, list_003_7_append_GOOD.c, struct_review_003.c
Week 7:	2/19	Linked lists video: Boilercast notes: 20190219.pdf snippets: a.c append_1.c, append_2.c, append_3.c, append_4.c, append_5.c, b.c, invalid_write.c, oh1.c, oh2.c, oh3.c, test_miniunit.c	HW06: Dynamic memory: smintf(…), due 2/20 (Wed)
	2/21	Binary search trees, qsort, typedef video: Boilercast notes: 20190221.pdf snippets: 264echo.c addr_to_fn_with_params.c, append_5.c, append_6.c, append_with_typedef.c, bst.c, bst_simple.c, e.c.1, qsort_usage.c, typedef_1.c, typedef_2.c, typedef_3.c, typedef_4.c, typedef_5.c, typedef_6.c, typedef_struct.c
Week 8:	2/26	Binary search trees, union, enum video: Boilercast snippets: append_tidy.c append_with_typedef.c, bst.c, enum.c, n.c, o.c, oh1.c, oh2.c, p.c	HW07: Sorting, due 2/28 (Thu)
	2/28	Union, enum, compound literals (C99), history of C video: Boilercast notes: 20190228.pdf snippets: anonymous_union.c clog.h, compound_literal.c, compound_literal_2.c, compound_literal_3.c, enum_1.c, enum_2.c, enum_4_with_union.c, enum_5_with_union.c, enum_6_with_union.c, enum_union_1.c, generic.c, union_1.c, union_2.c, union_3.c, union_4.c, union_4_typedef.c, union_5.c
Week 9:	3/5	Testing, test-driven development, anonymous struct/union (C11) video: Boilercast notes: 20190305.pdf sticky note test ideas.pdf snippets: parse_int_behavior.txt, struct_canonical_anonymous.c, struct_canonical_named.c, struct_typedef_anonymous.c, struct_typedef_named.c, test_json_with_miniunit_c11.c, test_json_with_miniunit_c99.c	HW08: JSON #1, due 3/8 (Fri)
	3/7	Endianness (big and little endian, GDB x/▒▒▒ video: Boilercast notes: 20190307.pdf snippets: a.c b.c, c.c, d.c, e.c, n.c, o.c, p.c
Week 10:	3/19	Review for Exam 2 video: Boilercast snippets: gdb_x.c	HW09: JSON #2, due 3/20 (Wed)
	3/21	Files, code quality video: Boilercast notes: 20190321.pdf snippets: a.c a.txt, abc.txt, b.c, c.c, d.c, e.c, e_for_loop.c, empty.txt, f.c, g.c, g_more_error_handling.c, h.c, i.c, j.c, oh_open_empty_file.c
Week 11:	3/26	Const, HW10 tips video: Boilercast notes: 20190326.pdf snippets: a.c b.c, c.c, d.c, e.c, f.c, g.c, h.c, i.c, j.c, k.c	HW10: Backward file reader, due 3/29 (Fri)
	3/28	Images, binary files video: Boilercast notes: 20190328.pdf snippets: a.c b.binary, b.c, c.c, d.binary, d.c, e.binary, e.c, f.c, print_last_3_lines.c, tac.c
Week 12:	4/2	Error handling video: Boilercast notes: 20190402.pdf snippets: error_checking_1_unfinished.c error_checking_2_unfinished.c, error_checking_3.c, oh_sizeof_array.c, section_2_at_1230.txt, section_3_at_1630.txt, static_const.h, static_const_a.c, static_const_b.c
	4/4	Exam 2 recap: TDD, numbers in memory, GDB x/, testing HW11 (BMP) video: Boilercast snippets: bmp.h error_handling_malloc_1.c, error_handling_malloc_2.c, error_handling_malloc_3.c, make_bmp.c, oh1.c, oh2.c
Week 13:	4/9	Unit testing, parallel programming video: Boilercast notes: 20190409.pdf section_2.pdf	HW11: BMP files, due 4/8 (Mon)
	4/11	Testing: line, branch, and path coverage + Parallel programming: threads video: Boilercast notes: 20190411.pdf snippets: ideas_for_bugs_that_could_happen_even_with_100not_detectable_even_with_full_path_coverage.txt not_detectable_even_with_full_path_coverage.c, oh_bmp_helpers.c, oh_set_pixel_illustration.c, pthread_1.c, pthread_1b.c, pthread_1c.c, pthread_2.c
Week 14:	4/16	Parallel programming: arrays of threads + Quiz 5 video: Boilercast notes: 20190416.pdf snippets: pthread_array.c pthread_array_1630.c, pthread_array_1630_2.c	HW12: Testing BMP, due 4/15 (Mon)
	4/18	Buffer overflow attacks; instruction-level execution video: Boilercast notes: 20190418.pdf snippets: boa.c buffer_overflow_benign.c, n.c, name.txt
Week 15:	4/23	NO CLASS: Quiz make-ups video: Boilercast	HW13: Parallel image processing, due 4/24 (Wed) HW14: Buffer overflow attack, due 4/27 (Sat)
	4/25	OPTIONAL: Exam 3 review video: Boilercast notes: 20190425.pdf snippets: n.c oh_backwards_file_tips.c, oh_clamp.c

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Advanced C Programming

Spring 2019 :: ECE 264 :: Purdue University

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