CPSC 421-020 Object-Oriented Programming Spring 2026

Week 1 Class 1 Tue Jan 13 Posted: Jan 13

Announcements

• Syllabus
• Office Hours

• GitHub We use GitHub and GitHub Classroom in the class to manage source code for projects, exercises, and examples. You are required to have a GitHub account.

  Optionally, you can apply for the Student Github Developer Pack and get a free GitHub Pro account. To apply, your account email can be a school account, or a personal account if you upload documents to prove your current enrollment status.

• GitHub Codespaces All exercises and projects include GitHub Codespaces as an option. It runs in and browser and offers a development environment with Visual Studio Code, along with a shell to enter commands for building (compiling and linking) and running your program. It automatically clones your GitHub repository. However, it does not automatically save your code changes back to GitHub; you must use git commands to do so.
• Development Environment: Tools While GitHub Codespaces is great for short-term exercises, you'll want to work on long-term projects directly on your computer. Follow the instructions in the guide to set up your development environment. Department servers have older versions of g++ and cmake, so avoid relying on them.

• O'Reilly Online Learning The course textbook is available in O'Reilly Online Learning.

  You do not have to be on the campus network (e.g., via VPN) to access O'Reilly Online Learning.

  To access content, click the "Institution not listed?" link below the dropdown and enter your UA email. You will then create an account and use that account from now on.

  For more information: Library LibGuide

Agenda

• Exercise 1: OOP Survey

• Exercise 2: Syllabus Crossword

  1. Fill out the crossword in your browser. Do not print and fill out on paper.
  2. Print to a PDF using the Print Button or the Print feature in your browser. Try to include the headers and footers in the PDF.
  3. Upload the PDF of the completed crossword to Brightspace in Assessments/Assignments.

• Exercise 3: Development Environment Survey

  The survey is available from the link of this exercise. There is nothing to upload to Brightspace.

  This exercise is due by 1 pm on Thu, Jan 15.

• Notes: Software Design

Unless otherwise noted, exercises are due by 3:30 pm on Wed Jan 14