Assignment 1: grid is due tonight at 11:59 PM, so please try to have it turned in by then. Today I'll give out assignments 2a and 2b. Due to a last-minute technical mishap, it looks like the graphics and input code for Assignment 2a: MyPhoton does not work correctly on Macintosh computers. To avoid unfairly penalizing Mac users, I've also offered a second project, Assignment 2b: Where Am I?, which is a classic assignment that exercises functional programming techniques. You are free to work on either of the two assignments and can submit either for credit. However, you completing both assignments will not count as credit for two different assignments.

The original handout for Assignment 1: grid contained a small mistake in the section about using typename in conjunction with the MutableReference class. The error has been corrected and the updated version of the handout is now available on the course website. This fix doesn't change the assignment in any way - it just corrects a syntax error.

Assignment 1: grid went out today and is due on Thursday, November 20 at 11:59 PM. The testing code referened in the handout is also available on this site. Feel free to email me with any questions or comments about the assignment.

Good luck!

Assignment 0: Evil Hangman is due tonight at 11:59PM, so please try to have it in by then if you want to complete this assignment for credit. As always, feel free to email me if you have any questions.

The CS106L Midquarter Evaluation form is available online at cs198.stanford.edu under the "Forms and Events" header. This is the third quarter we've ever offered this class and we want to hear how you think it's going. We will take your feedback seriously! It should only take you a few minutes to fill out the form, but it can really make a difference in how the rest of the quarter goes. All responses will be kept anonymous.

The sample code from the CityFinder example is now online, along with the place-data.txt data file. Feel free to experiment with the code, and feel free to email me if you come up with any interesting applications!

In case you're interested, the original US Census data file can be found at http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/places2k.txt.

Assignment 0: Evil Hangman went out today and is due on Thursday, October 30 at 11:59 PM. The dictionary.txt file referenced in the assignment can be found here. Feel free to email me with any questions or comments about the assignment, or if you have any amusing stories about demoing the assignment to your friends.

Good luck!

CS106L will not be meeting this Thursday, October 9. Enjoy the time off!

Welcome to CS106L! We've got an exciting quarter ahead of us and you're in for a real programming treat. Classes meet Wednesday and Thursday from 4:15 to 5:15 in 060-120 and I hope you're able to attend. I'll try to stick around afterwards for a little bit to answer questions so you can get the most out of the class.

This class is appropriate for almost anyone who wants to expand his or her knowledge of C++. If you have only a rudimentary background in C++, this class will quickly fill you in on some of the more advanced C++ concepts and syntax along with a solid understanding of the libraries. For those of you with many years of C++ experience, this class will almost certainly cover topics you haven't been exposed to - after all, C++ is an enormous language!