Data-Structures & Algorithms¶

Estimated time to read: 11 minutes

Table of Contents¶

• Syllabus
• Safe and welcoming space
• Privacy and FERPA Compliance
• Activities
  • Setup Github repository
  • Setup your IDE
  • Setup your Assignments project
  • Check Github Actions
• Homework

Safe and welcoming space¶

TLDR: Be nice to each other, and don't copy code from the internet.

• Code of Conduct
• Notes on Submissions and Plagiarism

Some assignments can be hard, and you may feel tempted to copy code from the internet. Don't do it. You will only hurt yourself. You will learn nothing, and you will be caught. Once you get caught, you will be reported to the Dean of Students for academic dishonesty.

If you are struggling with an assignment, please contact me in my office-hours, or via discord. I am really slow at answering emails, so do it so only if something needs to be official. Quick questions are better asked in discord by me or your peers.

Privacy and FERPA Compliance¶

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This class will use github extensively, in order to keep you safe, we will use private repositories. This means that only you and me will be able to see your code. In your final project, you must share it with your pair partner, and with me.

Activities¶

TLDR: there is no TLDR, read the whole thing.

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Setup Github repository¶

1. Signup on github and apply for Github Student Pack. Apply for Student Pack
2. Send me your github username in class, so I will share the assignment repository with you;
3. Create a private repository by clicking "use as template" the repository InfiniBrains/csi281 or Create CSI281 repository
4. Share your repository with me. Click on settings, then collaborators, and add me as a collaborator. My username: @tolstenko
5. Clone your repository to your computer. You can use the command line, or any Git GUI tool. I recommend GitKraken

Setup your IDE¶

I will use CLion in class, and I recommend you to use it as well so you can follow the same steps as me. It is free for students. And it works on Windows, Mac and Linux.

1. Apply for student license for JetBrains or Apply Form
2. You can install CLion only or install CLion via their Install Toolbox
3. Open CLion for the first time, and login with your JetBrains account you created earlier;

Setup your Assignments project¶

1. Open your IDE, and click on "Open Project";
2. Select the folder where you cloned your repository;
3. Click on "Open as Project" or "Open as CMake Project";
4. Wait for CMake to finish generating the project;
5. On the top right corner, select the target you want to run/debug;

Check Github Actions¶

Every commit you push to your repository will be automatically tested through Github Actions. You can see the results of the tests by clicking on the "Actions" tab on your repository.

1. Go to your repository on github;
2. Click on the "Actions" tab;
3. Click on the "Build and Test" action;
4. Click on the latest commit;
5. On the jobs panel, Click on the assignment you want to see the results;
6. Read the logs to see if your tests passed or failed;
7. It is your job to read the README.md from every assignment and fulfill the requirements;
8. You can run/debug the tests locally by targeting the assignmentXX_tests;

Homework¶

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1. Read the Syllabus fully. Pay attention to the schedule, outcomes and grading;
2. Do all assignments on Canvas, specially the git training;