CSC 101 / CPE 101:
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1

For those of you who want more info than was available in Lab #1, without actually starting on Lab #2 before getting together with teammates in class, here are a few items that might be of interest:

• The textbook has lots of good examples of Java programs, so do check those out. To reduce printing costs, however, the textbook examples tend to have (very good but) only minimal comments. Here are a couple Java programs to consider that contain more thorough documentation:
  • This one should be particularly useful with respect to Program 1a: Hello.java
  • This one is possibly most useful now just for sake of comparison, but you may refer to it again later when you write your own applets: HelloApplet.java

  You need not be too concerned before lab over what we'll do with those two files. But you may want to take a look at the documentation, as additional examples (beyond those already provided in Lab 1) of what you'll be expected to do in that regard. (Note: You will not yet be expected to generate such documentation from scratch, but you will learn some things in week #2 that should help you to be able to decide what parts of these examples to copy and use yourself.)

• The instructions for using handin:
  • The handin process description
  • The handin FAQ

  I'll demo and discuss all of the handin details on Tues. Please make sure you have some file (any Java program file, even if it's one I gave you that you never modified) ftp'd up to your Unix account before lab, so you can follow along for practice before you have to handin for real on Wednesday!

• If you have not gotten the (recommended but not required) Unix User Guide, then you may also want a few tips on working in your Unix account. Maybe this will help:
  • Hints on using QVT_Term