Follow the river and you will find the C

Authors:
Jae Woo Lee;Michael S. Kester;Henning Schulzrinne
Affiliations:
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
Year:
2011

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Abstract

We present a one-semester transition course intended to bridge the gap between a Java-based introductory sequence and advanced systems courses. We chose to structure our course as a series of lab assignments that, while independent, are also milestones in a single main project, writing a web server from scratch. By anchoring the course on a single real-world application, we were able to provide depth, instill good programming practices, give insight into systems, and generate excitement.