Briefings

• Walkthroughs (informal peer reviews)
• MVC (Model View Controller); alternatively available as this pdf document
• Closures (which you might have heard mentioned in the context of functors in C++, or Runnables and Callables in Java)

I am sometimes asked questions and realize that the course notes have omitted something that might be important. I will probably be adding these to the appropriate course.

• Why isn't divide by zero an exception in C++?

Some training courses have pre-requisites. If you are fairly sure that you have the required experience, but wish to do some reading prior to the start of the course, then these briefings may be of help. You might also find these useful if you feel that you might be less experienced than other people likely to be in the class.

• Eclipse briefing for STFC / GridPP / RAL courses
• Linux platform briefing for CERN C++ courses
• C++ basic syntax briefing for C++ courses

If you are about to find yourself attending one of my introductory Java or C++ courses, where the other participants are likely to already have attended my Object-Oriented Analysis and Design course, you might like to look at:

• Analysis and Design briefing