Systems Programming in C++

• Prof. Dr. Thomas Neumann
• Dr. Alexis Engelke
• Stefan Lehner, M.Sc.
• Maximilian Rieger, M.Sc.

Information

Content

• Gain in-depth knowledge on modern C++ programming techniques and the C++ ecosystem
• Learn to write good C++
• Learn to implement large systems with C++
• Learn to write high-performance code with C++

Prerequisites

We do not expect that you have any previous programming experience with either C or C++, but you should be familiar with a general-purpose programming language of your choice. Furthermore, you should be familiar with common algorithms and data structures, as well as computer architecture and operating systems. This is roughly equivalent to having attended the following lectures.

• Introduction to Informatics 1 (IN0001)
• Fundamentals of Programming (IN0002)
• Fundamentals of Algorithms and Data Structures (IN0007)

B.Sc. Informatics:

• Introduction to Computer Architecture (IN0004)
• Basic Principles: Operating Systems and System Software (IN0009)

B.Sc. Informatics: Games Engineering:

• Operating Systems and Hardware oriented Programming for Games (IN0034)

Organization

• Kickoff meeting: Thursday, 02.02.2023 at 16:00h online on BigBlueButton
• Register for the course through the matching platform
• Lecture: Tuesdays, 12:00h-14:00h in 02.11.018
• Tutorial: Fridays, 10:00h-12:00h in 02.11.018
• First lecture: Tuesday, 18.04.2023
• Attendance is mandatory in both lectures and tutorials
• The practical course will be held in English

Grading

• Regular short written quizzes
• Weekly programming assignments during the semester
• Larger final project at the end of the semester
• Assignments and final project must be solved individually (no teamwork)

Literature

Primary

• C++ Reference Documentation
• Lippman, 2013. C++ Primer (5th edition).
• Stroustrup, 2013. The C++ Programming Language (4th edition).
• Meyers, 2015. Effective Modern C++. 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14.

Supplementary

• Aho, Lam, Sethi & Ullman, 2007. Compilers. Principles, Techniques & Tools (2nd edition).
• Tanenbaum, 2006. Structured Computer Organization (5th edition).

Lecture Slides

Date	Topic
02.02.2023	Kickoff Meeting

The lecture slides contain licensed material

• CMake Logo by the CMake team (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License)

Errata

Programming Assignments

Sheet	GitLab Repository	Due Date

Final Project