Onderwijsaanbod C/C++ (2024)

Students intending to attend this course should be prepared for lectures,meetings and exercises in English.

When submitting exercises English must be used.

Note that we don't use Brightspace. If you want to attend thiscourse then do yourself a favor by registering for this course using theregistration form of the part you want to attend (see below).

If you don't we can't reach you and you may miss important information aboutthe upcoming course. See the specific details at the descriptions of theseparate parts.
Of course, if your study requires that you register on Progressthat's fine with us, but make sure that you (also) register using ourregistration page.

Organized courses:

General Information about the C++ course

The full C/C++ course consists of three parts. Each part takes about 7to 8 weeks, to which some extra (optional) lectures are sometimes added. It'salways possible to enter the course at any of its three parts, but when youregister for parts 2 or 3 we assume you thoroughly understand all the topicscovered in earlier parts. Each successfully completed part is rewarded with 5ECTS study points.

This is not a course about the C programminglanguage

No, its not. But as C is an almost complete subset of C++ wedo cover almost all aspects of C as well. However, our mainfocus is on C++, but its not just about churning out C++ code,but its very much also about understanding what and why you're doing, and alsoto design your software in such a way that --even after years-- you (oranybody else) are still able to understand what you did a long time ago. Ifthis appeals to you, feel welcome to register! Also note this:

Can ordinary mortals complete this course?

Well, it depends. We call it a C/C++ course, but in the end that's just thevehicle we use for teaching principles of good software design. But then, thisis like saying: yes, we're teaching you how to drive a car, but for that weuse a Ferrari.

You have to be well-prepared for that! Also, C/C++ differ from manyother programming languages in that there is an official ANSI/ISO standard,which turns C/C++ in a very well designed and thorough language, void ofelements that can best be described as resulting from current fashionidiosyncrasies.

In the past we noticed that some participants were somewhat annoyed becauseGoogle couldn't provide them with the answers to the exercises. Andyes, this course requires quite a bit of effort on your (andour) part, but then, when you've eventually completed our course you cantruthfully state:

We devote lots of attention to the c++20 standard, including templateconcepts, coroutines, and new additions to C++'s basicgrammar.

On average, if you aim at completing the course at high final grades, beforewarned that in that case you should plan on investing about 20 hours eachweek for this course (that's including the weekly 2 hours lecture).

To rate the exercises we use a rating scheme for exercises, which wasspecifically designed for this course and which helps you reaching `sufficient' marks for the course: follow this link for a description of the rating procedure that we're using.

When joining the C++ course, you only have to register for the partwhere you want to join our course. Once you've registered for a particularpart (e.g., part I) we assume that you also intend to attend subsequent parts(in that case: parts II and III). There is no obligation to attendsubsequent parts, but the automatic continuation allows you to continue thecourse without any further administrative hassle.

In September you start with part I.In Novemberyou continue with part II, and finally, in Januaryyou enter part III. So, the full C++ course takes abouthalf a year to complete. It is also possible to attend the individualparts, omitting one or two other parts. When joining during later courses, itis assumed that your entry level is at least equal to the exit level of theprevious part. When in doubt, contact the lecturers.

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