CS 106X: Programming Abstractions (Accelerated), Autumn 2016

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Links

This page has various useful links about our course material and about computer science. Do you know a good link that is missing from our list? Email it to us!

Computer Science Major:

Stanford Computer Science Major information
University of Colorado - Why Computer Science?
she++: Inspiring women to empower computer science
WICS: Women in Computer Science
Girls Teaching Girls to Code: a program where Stanford Women in Computer Science & Engineering teach, mentor, and inspire Bay Area high school girls
GirlGeeks (inspiring women in computing)

C++ Programming:

C++ standard library documentation
CPlusPlus.com standard library documentation
Stanford C++ library documentation
CS 106B Style Guide (guidelines for coding style and design that we want you to follow on your homework)
GCC C++ coding conventions
Google's C++ style guide
List of C++ Libraries and Resources, by Faraz Fallahi

CodingBat (a useful site full of practice programming problems for Java/Python)
Arthur Riel's 60 heuristics from the book Object-Oriented Design Heuristics

Videos:

Critiques of C++ (some are humorous):

How to Write Unmaintainable Code
C++ Frequently Questioned Answers (FQA)
Edward C++Hands
The Dark Side of C++
Literate Programming: A Critique of C++
Bjarne Stroustrup's homepage (creator of C++ language)
Wikiquote: Bjarne Stroustrup quotes

Software:

Qt Creator C++ integrated development environment (an editor, compiler, debugger, etc.)

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer (a free viewer so you can see the lecture slides)
OpenOffice.org (free office software that is compatible with Microsoft Office)
Adobe Acrobat Reader or Foxit Reader (to view PDF documents)
WinDiff (compares text files on Windows)
Firefox web browser
Chrome web browser
Sublime Text text editor for Windows / Mac / Linux
Notepad++ text editor for Windows

Further Learning Online:

Other Miscellaneous Links (not directly course-related):

Stanford Academic Calendar
Hacker's Dictionary
Building Java Programs, Marty Stepp's Java textbook (shameless PageRank boost!)
Web Programming Step by Step, Marty Stepp's web programming textbook (shameless PageRank boost!)

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