1. Systems Programming Intro

2. Course Objectives: #1 RTE’s
סביבת הרצה
Building programs that interact with sophisticated Run-Time Environments (RTE)
Key idea: programs are always created relative to other programs
Interaction
RTEs provide services/resources
Programs we create exploit them

3. Metaphor: air traffic control tower

4. Course Objectives: #1 RTE’s (cont’d)
4 generic services:
Concurrency management
Memory management
Communication and networking
Persistent data management (file organization and database usage with SQL).
Compare RTEs: Unix, Win32 OS, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Servlets, distributed RTEs.

5. Course Objectives: #2: Programming
Gaining experience and exposure to good practices for mid-size programming:
Intensive hands-on programming in pairs.
Learn C++ and systematically compare it to Java
Explain how programming languages provide an abstraction layer above RTE
Acquisition of good programming habits: documentation, code metrics verification, design patterns, unit testing, test driven development.

6. Course Workflow Website: http://www.cs.bgu.ac.il/~spl111/Main
Experiment and explore: 4 large programming assignments + small HW’s
Lab sessions: run and experiment with code
Learn to work with new tools and environments, which often is intimidating. Part of the learning experience is to face these difficulties, not to avoid them or hide them. If you have a problem with the course material do not hesitate to approach the teaching staff during their office hours.

7. Contact Questions regarding an assignment: email to TA in charge
Questions regarding an assignment checking: to assignment checker.
In state: name, id, group number

8. Textbooks and Internet Resources
Concurrent Programming in Java (2nd edition)
Computer Networking (2nd edition)
Effective Java, (2nd edition)
Accelerated C++
Effective C++ (2nd edition)
More Effective C++
Effective STL
The course covers subjects from different areas. The unifying concept is that of Runtime Environment and its interface with the programs we create. Thus, the suggested list is quite long. You should use the following as the reference material.

9. Course Requirements Experience programming = heavy workload
Do weekly HW right after practical session
Start working on the assignments as soon as you get them

10. Course Requirements: Weekly Homeworks
Each practical session will have a small HW assignment.
Immediate hands-on experience with class material
Very simple!!! require only an hour or two
Submission is obligatory.

11. Course Requirements: Assignments
4 big programming assignments
Weight of each assignment in final grade 5%
Assignments must be submitted in pairs
Final Exam: weight in final grade is 80%.

12. Passing Criteria Submit at least 10 weekly homework
Get grade >= 1 in each of 4 assignments
Final exam grade >= 56.
Overall average grade >= 56.