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** as of Visual Studio 2010 Microsoft had no plans to support C99
 
** as of Visual Studio 2010 Microsoft had no plans to support C99
 
* shouldn't we start to teach C11?
 
* shouldn't we start to teach C11?
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== C++ ==
 
== C++ ==
 
* the standard that we teach is a mixture of pre-standard C++ and C++98
 
* the standard that we teach is a mixture of pre-standard C++ and C++98
** C and function style casts are deprecated in C++98
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** C and function style casts were deprecated in C++98
* C++0x is nearing completion
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* [http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2011/n3242.pdf C++11] has been approved and published
* shouldn't we remove our dependencies on pre-standard C++ in preparation for C++0x
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* shouldn't we remove our dependencies on pre-standard C++?
 
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== Java ==
 
== Java ==
 
We are teaching Java at 1.4 level
 
We are teaching Java at 1.4 level
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= Professional Options =
 
= Professional Options =
 
* what are the minimum requirements for professional options ?
 
* what are the minimum requirements for professional options ?
* are those requirements being met ?
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* are those requirements being met by our core courses?
 
== Game Programming ==
 
== Game Programming ==
 
* GAM666/DPS901 brings together programming and systems for the first time
 
* GAM666/DPS901 brings together programming and systems for the first time

Latest revision as of 21:23, 22 February 2012


Programming Stream | Market Demand | Course Content | Work in Progress | Members | Issues

Languages

Keeping up with the language standards

C

  • the standard that we currently teach in our C courses is C89
  • C99 introduced several new features and deprecated several features
    • //
    • long long
    • variable length arrays
    • inline functions
    • variadic macros
    • gets() deprecated
  • C11 has been published and approved
    • support international programming, minimize incompatibilities
    • improved Unicode support
    • multi-threading
    • _Generic keyword
    • to be completed
    • as of Visual Studio 2010 Microsoft had no plans to support C99
  • shouldn't we start to teach C11?


C++

  • the standard that we teach is a mixture of pre-standard C++ and C++98
    • C and function style casts were deprecated in C++98
  • C++11 has been approved and published
  • shouldn't we remove our dependencies on pre-standard C++?


Java

We are teaching Java at 1.4 level

  • Must include Generics & Annotations


Professional Options

  • what are the minimum requirements for professional options ?
  • are those requirements being met by our core courses?

Game Programming

  • GAM666/DPS901 brings together programming and systems for the first time
  • should enrollment in the introductory course be capped
  • should CPD students be given the option to take introductory game programming (faculty == yes)
    • top CPD students who enroll often do well in this course
  • should workshops be added to these courses
  • should we issue game programming certificates

Open Source

  • what are the minimum requirements for open source students ?
  • are those requirements being met ?


Software Support

C and C++ Courses

  • nled
  • Borland - should we remove this compiler from our course notes
  • Visual Studio 2010
  • GNU gcc, g++