CMSC 341 — Data Structures — Section 01 — Fall 2016

Resources

This page contains various resources on where to get help, C++, Visual Studio, Eclipse and UMBC's computing environments.

Help with Course Material

• Weiss textbook website (not the one we are using)
• A website with data structure animations

Where to Get Help

• Course Staff - all on BlackBoard. Look for "Where can I find help?"
• UMBC Division of Information Technology (DoIT) — help with your GL account

Downloads

WinSCP — transfer files from your Windows PC/laptop to the GL severs

TeraTerm Pro with SSH for Windows — a terminal emulator to connect your Windows PC/laptop to the GL servers

PuTTY — another terminal emulator to connect your Windows PC/laptop to the GL severs

C++

• C++ Super-FAQ
• A general C/C++ reference page
• Standard Template Library (STL) reference
• A web page on formatted I/O

Visual Studio

• https://www.dreamspark.com/Student/Default.aspx
  • Look for Visual Studio Professional 2012. It has WAY TOO MUCH STUFF!!!
  • Only install what you need (C++!!)
• From start to finish using GL to program C++ Projects
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC7fNkE1Qplb7liPOnBies_DxAqwN5Tsk
• Visual Studio 2012 Training Playlist!!
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC7fNkE1QplZ4BWXBl_B9Tfu0FlvrW9TK

Eclipse Resources

• An Eclipse Tutorial by Dan Hood PPT PDF
• Eclipse Juno (2012) on-line help
• Eclipse Indigo (2011) on-line help
• Eclipse Helios (2010) on-line help

Remotely Accessing the GL Servers

• Working from Home — a talk presented by Dan Hood (Fall 2008)

GDB and Make

• A good tutorial on debugging in general and gdb in particular

UNIX/Linux Resources

• CMSC 121: Introduction to Unix webpage (Fall 2004)
• Basic UNIX commands
• Detailed UNIX commands
• Basic (X)Emacs commands
• Detailed (X)Emacs commands
• emacs reference card
• Complete emacs manual
• Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial