Coders' Workshop

This workshop will examine the act of programming as well as activities surrounding it. The main focus will be exploring how different programmers approach the same problems. Topics will include when to use various programming languages, programming methodologies, portability, and using version control systems.

Students will be asked to write programs as well as to bring in other programs they have written and will be expected to give and receive constructive criticism about their code.

UNIX: History, Philosophy, Influence

Since 1970, the development of operating systems has been influenced more by UNIX and its derivatives than by any other operating system. This class covers the origins and effects of UNIX in detail, potentially exposing key factors of its relevance as useful tenets of operating system design and philosophy. In less academic words, this class teaches students all about UNIX, and discusses what we can learn from it.

Students will be asked to give presentations on various facets of the UNIX universe based on the discussion in the course.