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Course Information

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The purpose of this course is to provide a solid understanding of the fundamentals in programming systems. The course covers three basic aspects of programming systems: The machine view usually presented to the programmer and the language interface to this view, program design and implementation, and programming tools that abstract tedious processes. The course uses mainly the C programming language and the Unix environment.

Please also read the policies section.

Course type

• Core course, 6 ECTS
• Prerequisites: CS100 or CS150 

Textbooks Required

• In-class lecture notes.
• Course topics close to the language:
• C Programming: A Modern Approach. K. N. King. W. W. Norton & Company, 2nd Edition, 2008. (Available in the University Library)
• Course topics close to the OS: 
• (online) Programming from the Ground Up. Jonathan Bartlett, 2004. [html] [pdf]
• Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective. Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron. Prentice Hall, 2003. (Available in the University Library)

Textbooks Optional

• Language reference:
• (online) The C Library Reference Guide, Eric Huss, 1997. [html]
• (online) The C Book, Mike Banahan, Declan Brady and Mark Doran, Second Edition, 2003. [html] [pdf (updated 2020)]
• C: A Reference Manual, 5th Edition. Samuel P. Harbison and Guy L. Steele Jr. 5th Edition, Pearson, 2002.
• Tools: 
• (online) Programming with GNU Software. Gary V. Vaughan, Akim Demaille, Paul Scott, Bruce Korb, and Richard Meeking.  Edition 2, 2002. [pdf]
• Reference cards: C, Xemacs, Unix, bash, gdb, git, valgrind, GNU documentation.
• Style: 
• (online) C Elements of Style, Steve Oualline, 1992. [html]
• (online) Recommended C Style and Coding Standards. L.W. Cannon et al., 1995. [pdf]
• (online) C Style and Coding Standards, Glenn Skinner, Suryakanta Shah, and Bill Shannon. AT&T Information System, Sun Microsystems. [pdf]
• Design and Implementation: 
• C Interfaces and Implementations, David R. Hanson, Addison-Wesley, 1996.
• Expert: 
• Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets. Peter van der Linden. 1st Edition, Prentice Hall, 1994.
• Attitude: 
• Writing Solid Code, Steve Maguire, Microsoft Press, 1993.

Tools for remote attendance

• Course schedule will always be on the CS255 web page
• Link for online lectures: CS255 zoom link
• Team in MS teams for office hours and recorded lectures: CS255 Team in MS Teams 
• Questions on Assignments: CS255 Moodle 
• Course mailing list h y 2 5 5 - l i s t @ c s d . u o c . g r 

Schedule

Instructors

Teaching Assistants

You can reach TAs for office hours through Microsoft Teams. Use channel Office Hours to contact a TA. Questions in that channel will be answered only during office hours. For general questions you can use e-learn.

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