One Minute Evaluations for 18-20 February

CS 509 - Advanced Programming II

  • Topic: Iterators and generic algorithms..

    Didn't get: Iterator invalidation..

    One minute response: Iterator invalidation is like locating books on a shelf by their distance from one end: it only works successfully if somebody doesn't add or remove books..

  • Topic: Iterators and generic algorithms (beginning).

    Didn't get: Where to use iterators, hard to decide..

    One minute response: They're best used in conjunction with generic algorithms, which we haven't covered completely yet..

  • Topic: Vectors, iterators, strings, exceptions, invalidation, generic algorithms..

    Didn't get: Exceptions.

    One minute response: Exceptions are an out-of-band way of sending data and control from one place (the thrower) to another place (the catcher) in a program..

  • Topic: Iterators, iterator invalidation, generic algorithms..

    Didn't get: Most difficult is the dangling pointer problem..

    One minute response: It's like having the number of a disconnected phone, except you usually don't get a specific error message when you try to use it..

  • Topic: Iterators and some parts of generic algorithms was good to learn..

    Didn't get: Implementing it seems a bit confusing..

    One minute response: Wait until we get to iterator adaptors, then it will seem magical..

  • Topic: Iterator, Generic algorithms..

    Didn't get: Iterator were a little complex to understand..

    One minute response: They get easier when thought of in combination with generic algorithms..

  • Topic: Iterator, generic algorithms..

    Didn't get: Iterator invalidation..

    One minute response: Iterator invalidation is like treasure maps: if anything's changed since the time the iterator or treasure map was created, you won't be able to use the iterator or treasure map to find anything..

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