Programming Café
The programming café is open to new students with little or no prior experience in programming. It runs twice a week in the afternoon and evening; each student attends one three-hour session, which will consist of live code-along and group programming exercises. TAs will be there to help with these exercises.
What the Programming Café is
- An entirely optional opportunity to get a bit more experience with writing code in Java.
- A space with an informal atmosphere and with plenty of opportunities to ask questions.
- An event which in principle is completely separate from the Introduction to Programming course (although we try to match the weekly topics of the café with the weekly topics of the course).
What the Programming Café is not
- It is not a study café. The TAs here will not help with exercises or assignments for the Introduction to Programming course. You can get help with this at the actual study café.
- It is not a course. There will be no homework, no assignments, no curriculum, and no exam. You just show up and take part for the three hours — that’s it.
- It is not mandatory.
Don’t feel obligated to show up if you don’t gain much from it. And don’t feel like you’re missing out if you do not attend. The café covers a strict subset of the Introduction to Programming course, meaning it will contain no new material. You will just get a bit more hands-on practice with programming.
When and where is it?
It will run twice a week, and each student attending the café will be assigned one of the following timeslots:
Time:
- Monday 16-19
- Wednesday 14-17
Location: 5522-115
Remark: The programming café will start in teaching week 2. That is, the first Monday and Wednesday on which the café runs are the 31st of August and the 2nd of September.