Comments for CS 105 Update Log

Comment on and, or, not, &&, ||, and !, Oh my! by the Prof

the Prof — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:36:29 +0000

Thanks for the post, Evan.

Using the symbolic versions of the Boolean operators instead of the spelled out versions is, generally speaking, good advice, but we'll see later on in the semester that the spelled out versions exist for a very specific reason. Please don't rule them out entirely!

Comment on My Text Editor by Evan Larkin

Evan Larkin — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:12:01 +0000

I always prefer VIM.

For programming, VIM is an amazing text editor (it’s a bit awkward for more mundane tasks, like word processing), and best of all, it’s for everyone. Mac gets it, Linux gets it, and Windows gets it.

Just head on over to http://www.vim.org/ to download yourself a copy (for windows) or just type for linux: sudo apt-get install vim-full

Comment on Using git with a flash drive, oh what fun! by Evan Larkin

Evan Larkin — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:53:36 +0000

That option depends on how you installed git. The lab computers in SB108 have been installed with this option enabled, while a few of the SB112 computers have not had this option enabled.

If you follow the instructions to install git on your personal windows PC, you should have this option. If not, e-mail me at elarkin@iit.edu and I can walk you through installing git so that you can use this option.

Comment on Using git with a flash drive, oh what fun! by smenezes

smenezes — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:25:28 +0000

I have the folder cs 105 stored on my flash drive. However, when I Right click on the cs105 folder there is no “open git-bash here”.

Comment on Using git with a flash drive, oh what fun! by Evan Larkin

Evan Larkin — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:49:16 +0000

You can do that too, however this howto was written assuming that you didn't have anything done yet.

If you do drag and drop the cs105 directory onto the flash drive, you simply skip the first group of steps. git pull will still make your life easier, as will "git bash here"

Starting from scratch though, you can use this guide in full.

(drag and drop assumes that the cs105 directory is still a git repository (still has the .git folders and stuff in it))

Comment on Using git with a flash drive, oh what fun! by Phil_Tam

Phil_Tam — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:33:40 +0000

First Comment!

Isn't it better to just drag and drop the cs105 directory onto the flash drive if you had the folder on the decktop already?

Comment on Brief explanation of Unix commands by Michael

Michael — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:57:34 +0000

"honorable" professor — heheheh, now that's pretty funny. Thanks for the helpful post, Evan (and the laugh). Just want to put in another warning for students to be very careful when using the rm command, particular with the "-rf" flag. Take care so you don't clear your hard drives accidentally! (and ask if you're not sure what it does)

Comment on Lab 1: Essential Tools by Michael

Michael — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:09:10 +0000

Folks that worked through the lab on Friday, 8/22: please note that I modified the lab so that it includes more detailed instructions on accessing the “git-bash” command line and on how to list and change directories. I had a few students e-mail me that they wished the instructions were a little more detailed (so they didn’t need to completely rely on TA instructions) — so now they are!

Comment on Lab 1: Essential Tools by Evan Larkin

Evan Larkin — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:47:49 +0000

One note about !SciTE: If you ever find all of your text in plain black, go to the “language” menu and click “ruby.” It will automatically color the text to make it easier to read. Early on this might not seem like such a big deal but when you get to the larger programs, it will make a huge difference.

Comment on Staff by flockom

flockom — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:02:09 +0000

Frank Lockom flockom@iit.edu Office Hours: Friday 11:30-12:30 SB 112f, or by apt. 2nd year CS

This is my second semester being a TA. I am always happy to help so let me know when you need it.