Code from lecture

https://github.com/ucsb-cs16-w18/cs16-w18-lectures/tree/master/lec-03

Topics

Github intro

What is github? How and why we plan to use it in this class
What is a git repo?
Creating a github repo and using github’s web interface to store your first program
Intro to lab01
For loops are DIFFERENT in C++ than in Python. We’ll discuss.
Simple accumulator
For loops, applied to a simple accumulator pattern (find sum of a series)
Basic abstraction in software: functions
Function declaration, definition, and call
Formal and actual parameters, return type
Gentle intro to github: what is a repo, creating a repo, cloning a repo to a local machine, syncing repos with git add, commit and push

Software developers almost always prefer to use github’s command line tools for version control instead of the web interface. The reason is that with the command-line tools you can (1) use your favorite editor to write your code, instead of github’s simple web-based editor (2) compile and test your code, while also performing version control.

Read the articles on creating a github repo under an organization, cloning your first repo and git basic workflow. We will now put the concepts from all the articles that you have read so far into practice. You may need to refer back to these articles to complete the following steps.