DAT2219d - Computer Programming I
Fall 2003

• School Policy on Academic Dishonesty (in .PDF format; Adobe Acrobat reader required)
  You are responsible for knowing what the school considers to be cheating when it comes to assignments, tests, etc. Read this document carefully.

• Lecture Notes
  1. Introductory Topics (1-7)
  2. Linear Program Development Samples (8-10)
  3. Conditional Expressions and Basic Non-Linear Activities (11-21)
  4. Strings as Lists (Arrays) of Characters (22-23)
  5. Data Structures and Fixed-Structured Files (24-26)
  6. Modularization and Task Decomposition (27-33)
  7. Standard / Common File Processing Problems (34-37)
  8. Arrays (38-42)

     If / As time permits:
     

  9. Page/Screen Breaks and Control Breaks (43-46)

   

• Labs

   

• Projects

   

  (See Standards for Programming Projects)

C++ Language Reference (reduced subset)

Free C++ Compilers

• TCLite
  This is the "free" version of Turbo-C++ 3 (the official course compiler). It is a "limited" version which generates .EXE files which can only be run within the TCLite IDE. There appears to be a copy of the necessary files and directories in the Algonquin COURSEWARE TCLITE directory (including a EXEFIX program which will "patch" TCLite .EXE files to run outside of the TCLite IDE); otherwise, a search of the internet should provide a collection of sites with copies of this common package.
  This package includes the Turbo-C++ 3 Help which is one of the best help facilities available for syntax reference.

• RHIDE - DJGPP
  The RHIDE is a clone of the Turbo-C++ 3 IDE developed by Robert Hoelme (the source of the "RH" in RHIDE); although it can be used with several different compilers, its main usage is with the DOS port of the free GNU C++ (GPP) compiler by DJ Delorie (the DJGPP compiler).
  Download and installation instructions are available through the site:
  
  http://www.rhide.com
  
  or
  
  http://www.delorie.com
  
  This requires a multi-zip-file download and there is a "zip-picker" package which you will want to use to select the files you need. (The need to download multiple files and unzip them may discourage some students from using this package; however, the package itself is quite stable and is a standard, especially if there is any chance that you might work with GPP in a Linux/Unix environment).
  Note that the DJGPP is a 32-bit compiler, whereas Turbo-C++ 3 is a 16-bit compiler. The major difference is in the size of int fields; a data file created with Turbo-C++ 3 version int fields will not be read correctly with a DJGPP (or any other 32-bit) int declaration.

• Bloodshed's Dev-C++ Compiler
  This is a 32-bit compiler which is closer to MicroSoft's Visual C++ or the later Borland C++ compilers, for those who want to experiment with a "Windows" style of program development. At this time there are two versions available: Dev-C++ 4 and a BetaDev-C++ 5; the version 4 has proven to be quite reliable, but you might want to try the later version.
  This compiler is freely available at:
  
  http://www.bloodshed.net