Events Archive: Spring 2009

Unix 103

| 4:30 PM EDT | MC 3003

In this long-awaited third installment of the popular Unix Tutorials the dark mages of the CSC will train you in the not-so-arcane magick of version control. You will learn the purpose and use of two different Version Control Systems (git and subversion). This tutorial will advise you in the discipline of managing the source code of your projects and enable you to quickly learn new Version Control Systems in the work place -- a skill that is much sought after by employers.

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In this long-awaited third installment of the popular Unix Tutorials the dark mages of the CSC will train you in the not-so-arcane magick of version control. You will learn the purpose and use of two different Version Control Systems (git and subversion). This tutorial will advise you in the discipline of managing the source code of your projects and enable you to quickly learn new Version Control Systems in the work place -- a skill that is much sought after by employers.

History of CS Curriculum at UW

| 3:00 PM EDT | DC 1302

This talk provides a personal overview of the evolution of the undergraduate computer science curriculum at UW over the past forty years, concluding with an audience discussion of possible future developments.

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This talk provides a personal overview of the evolution of the undergraduate computer science curriculum at UW over the past forty years, concluding with an audience discussion of possible future developments.

Paper Club

| 4:30 PM EDT | MC 4041

Come and drink tea and read an academic CS paper with the Paper Club. We will be meeting from 4:30pm until 6:30pm on Monday, June 22th on the 4th floor of the MC (exact room number TBA). See http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/\~paper

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Come and drink tea and read an academic CS paper with the Paper Club. We will be meeting from 4:30pm until 6:30pm on Monday, June 22th on the 4th floor of the MC (exact room number TBA). See http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/\~paper

Dooly's Night

| 5:30 PM EDT | Dooly's

The CSC will be playing pool at Dooly's. Join us for only a few dollars.

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The CSC will be playing pool at Dooly's. Join us for only a few dollars.

Code Party

| 7:00 PM EDT | MC 3001

Have an assignment or project you need to work on? We will be coding from 7:00pm until 7:00am starting on Friday, June 5th in the Comfy lounge. Join us!

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Have an assignment or project you need to work on? We will be coding from 7:00pm until 7:00am starting on Friday, June 5th in the Comfy lounge. Join us!

Unix 101

| 4:30 PM EDT | MC 2037

Need to use the UNIX environment for a course, want to overcome your fears of the command line, or just curious? Come and learn the arcane secrets of the UNIX command line interface from CSC mages. After this tutorial you will be comfortable with the essentials of navigating, manipulating and viewing files, and processing data at the UNIX shell prompt.

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Need to use the UNIX environment for a course, want to overcome your fears of the command line, or just curious? Come and learn the arcane secrets of the UNIX command line interface from CSC mages. After this tutorial you will be comfortable with the essentials of navigating, manipulating and viewing files, and processing data at the UNIX shell prompt.

PHP on Windows

| 12:00 PM EDT | MC 2034

PHP Programming Contest Info Session

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Port or create a new PHP web application and you could win a prize of up to $10k. Microsoft is running a programming contest for PHP developers willing to support the Windows platform. The contest is ongoing; this will be a short introduction to it by representatives of Microsoft and an opportunity to ask questions. Pizza and pop will be provided.