Schedule

Recorded lectures are available via Kaltura. From BrightSpace, click Course Tools and then Kaltura Media Gallery.

Schedule will be filled as lectures happen, see the Syllabus for a tenative topics list.

Week 1:	6/13	Overview slides: Intro.pptx	HW01: Development tools: Vim, due 6/15 (Wed) HW02: Strings: print_integer(…), due 6/18 (Sat)
	6/14	Vim notes: vimtutor.txt
	6/15	Number bases, gcc basics, test-driven development (TDD) snippets: numbers.c whiteboards: number_systems.png
	6/16	Test-Driven Development (TDD), Testing, HW02 tips snippets: limits.c test_print_integer.c whiteboard: testing.png
	6/17	varardic functions, TDD & HW04, assert(…) snippets: assert.c dont_break_previous.c, plan.c, printf_tests.c, too_few_new_functionality.c, too_many_new_functionalty.c
Week 2:	6/20	GDB, callstack, function argumens snippets: main_args.c print_backwards.c, round_down.c, round_down_b.c, round_down_c.c whiteboards: callstack.png	HW04: TDD, due 6/20 (Mon) HW03: Development tools: GDB, due 6/22 (Wed)
	6/21	HW05 setup, Stings, memory, varardic functions snippets: expected.txt output.txt, string_length.c, strings.c, varardic.c whiteboards: memory.png
	6/22	Varardic functions, Code Quality bad_code_quality: argument_printer.c argument_printer.h, expected.txt, test_argument_printer.c good_code_quality: argument_printer.c, argument_printer.h, expected.txt, printf.c, test_argument_printer.c
	6/23	Preprocessor, #include/#define snippets: a_define_constants.c b_define_non_variable.c, c_macro_sum.c, d_triple_macro.c whiteboards: compiler_and_preprocessor.png
	6/24	Preprocessor, #define cont, #ifdef/#ifndef/#endif snippets: a_varardic_macro.c b_disable_macro.c, c_add.c, c_header_1.h, c_header_2.h, c_test_add.c, d_file_and_line.c, e_multiline_macro.c
Week 3:	6/27	Valgrind basics, Address syntax (address of operator, dereference operator) snippets: a_valgrind_conditional_jump.c b_valgrind_invalid_read.c, c_segfault.c, d_segfault_fixed.c, e_address_basics.c, f_swap.c whiteboards: program_memory.png	HW05: Strings: mintf(…), due 6/28 (Tue) HW06: Mini-unit 1: preprocessor, due 6/30 (Thu) HW07: Mini-unit 2: unit testing, due 7/2 (Sat)
	6/28	Address syntax (nested addresses, arrays, address arithmetic snippets: a_nested_addresses.c b_arrays.c, c_address_subtly.c, d_swap.c, e_swap_bad_1.c, f_swap_bad_2.c whiteboards: memory_examples.png
	6/29	Strings as addresses, nested address applications snippets: a_fill_array.c b_counts_ducks.c whiteboards: memory_examples.png
	6/30	Unit Testing, Miniunit (HW07) overview, object files, linking, Makefile basics snippets: Makefile.1 Makefile.2, expected.txt, fill_array.c, fill_array.h, fill_array.o, test_fill_array.c, test_fill_array.o, test_fill_array_assert_testing.c, test_fill_array_diff_test.c whiteboards: quick_notes.png
	7/1	Build automation with make continued, introduction to dynamic memory snippets: Makefile.1 Makefile.2, malloc_example.c whiteboards: make_and_memory_notes.png
Week 4:	7/5	Heap, malloc(…), valgrind snippets: free_pitfall_1.c free_pitfall_2.c, free_pitfall_3.c, free_pitfall_4.c, malloc_array_bad_string_initialization.c, malloc_array_good.c, malloc_function.c, malloc_function_badly_named.c, malloc_function_better_name.c, malloc_integer.c whiteboards: malloc poll and bad string assignment example.png	HW08: Mini-unit 3: build automation, due 7/6 (Wed) HW09: Dynamic memory: smintf(…), due 7/9 (Sat)
	7/6	valgrind continued (memory faults memory leaks), HW09 tips (argument copying, function outline) snippets: repeat_character.c return_stack_address.c, smintf_outline.c, var_args_print_list_twice.c whiteboards: stack_variable_address.png
	7/7	Pass/return by address, const qualifier, iterating strings by address snippets: const_address_assignment.c const_addresses.c, const_integers.c, iterate_string_example.c, read_only_vs_const.c, repeat_character.c, return_by_address.c
	7/8	Parsing strings, pos, a_pos, struct introduction snippets: count_consecutive_characters.c point_struct.c, point_struct.o, smintf_test_example.c whiteboards: struct_memory.png
Week 5:	7/11	structs continued, union types, enum types, typedef, Element snippets: compact_struct_declaration.c int_or_string_struct_a.c, int_or_string_struct_b.c, int_or_string_struct_c.c, int_or_string_struct_d.c, string_struct.c, typedef_example.c, union_enum_example.c, union_example.c, weird_struct_syntax.c whiteboards: struct, enum, union syntax.png	HW10: JSON 1: parse numbers, due 7/12 (Tue) EC01: Mini-unit: unit testing resubmit, due 7/13 (Wed) HW11: JSON 2: parse strings, due 7/15 (Fri)
	7/12	Struct addressing, compound initializers, linked lists snippets: linked_list.c linked_list_append.c, point_address.c whiteboards: linked_lists.png
	7/13	Linked lists (cont), stack, queue, priority queue snippets: create_string.c create_string_b.c, linked_list_append.c, linked_list_append_bad_destroy_1.c, linked_list_append_bad_destroy_2.c, linked_list_append_strings.c, linked_list_insert.c whiteboards: linked_lists.png
	7/14	Linked lists (cont), Binary search tree introduction snippets: binary_tree.c binary_tree_insert.c whiteboards: trees.png
	7/15	Binary search tree (cont), JSON linked lists, JSON testing snippets: binary_tree_insert.c json.h, json_size.c, print_slash_d.c, test_print_element.c whiteboards: tree.png
Week 6:	7/18	Function addresses, generic addresses snippets: call_function.c call_function_repeat.c, call_function_with_parameter.c, function_address_variable.c, generic_address.c, int_map.c, qsort_array.c, qsort_array_reverse.c, syntax.txt	HW12: Sorting 1: linked lists and trees, due 7/19 (Tue) HW13: JSON 3: parse list, due 7/23 (Sat)
	7/19	Generic data structures snippets: linked_list.c linked_list.h, linked_list_generic.c, linked_list_generic_int_printing.c, linked_list_generic_string_printing.c whiteboards: list_parsing_chart.png
	7/20	Endianness, stack, function calls snippets: boa.c end.c
	7/21	Stack, function calls handouts: handout-stack_inspection-blank.pdf snippets: example.txt file_primer.c, invalid_array_declaration.c
	7/22	Text files - writing snippets: abc.txt append_def.c, create_abc_txt.c, create_helper.c, def.txt, def2.txt, expected.txt, fprintf_example.c, fprintf_example.c.txt, ftell_text_file.c, ftell_text_file.c.txt, get_file_length.c, read.txt, read_text_file.c, read_text_file_loop.c, read_text_file_loop_BAD.c, xyz.txt, xyz2.txt
Week 7:	7/25	Text files - reading, refactoring snippets: adder.c example.txt, read_file_into_string.c, read_file_into_string_rewind.c, static_helper.c, static_helper.h, test_static_helper.c whiteboards: files and refactoring.png	EC02: Buffer overflow, due 7/25 (Mon) HW14: Sorting 2: generic data structures, due 7/28 (Thu) HW15: JSON 4: text files, due 7/30 (Sat)
	7/26	stdout, stderr, stdin, file errors, intro to binary files Wikipedia on float/double binary Tutorial on float/double binary snippets: actual.txt create_new_file.txt, error_handling_write_file.c, file_does_not_exist_read.c, file_does_not_exist_write.c, float_as_binary.bin, float_as_text.txt, float_files.c, integer_files.c, new_file.txt, number_as_binary.bin, number_as_text.txt, sizeof_example.c, stdin_example.c, stdout.c, stdout_vs_stderr.c whiteboards: binary.png
	7/27	Binary files - fread and fwrite snippets: read_doubles.c read_doubles_with_size.c, read_unknown_double_amount.c, read_write_point.c, read_write_point.c.bin, read_write_point_with_label.c, read_write_point_with_label.c.bin, read_write_point_with_label_compact.c, read_write_point_with_label_compact.c.bin, write_double.c, write_double.c.bin, write_doubles.c, write_doubles.c.bin, write_doubles_with_size.c, write_doubles_with_size.c.bin
	7/28	Types, sizeof, standard integer types, BMP overview snippets: 6x6_24bit_bmp_dump.txt declare_integers.c, fseek.c, integer_types.c, read_16_bit_file_as_32_bit_integers.c, read_16_bit_file_as_8_bit_integers.c, std_int_types.c, write_std_int.c, write_std_int.c.bin
	7/29	Bitwise operators handouts: bitwise operations.pdf snippets: bitshift_left.c bitshift_right.c, bitshift_right_signed.c, bitwise_and.c, bitwise_not.c, bitwise_or.c, bitwise_xor.c, ec03/bitwise.c, ec03/bitwise.h, ec03/print_bits.h, ec03/print_bits.o, ec03/test_bitwise.c, print_bits.h, print_bits.o whiteboards: bitwise_operators.png
Week 8:	8/1	Bitwise operators exercise snippets: bit_operations.c bit_operations_2.c, io_test.c, print_bits.h, print_bits.o whiteboards: operator_examples.png	HW16: BMP: binary files, due 8/3 (Wed) EC03: Bitwise operators, due 8/5 (Fri) EC04: JSON 5: parse objects, due 8/5 (Fri)
Week 8:	8/2	BMP hints, JSON 5 overview whiteboards: hw16_ec04_tips.png

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Advanced C Programming

Summer 2022 ECE 264 :: Purdue University

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