The CS 3041 programming project will be programmed using Visual Basic .NET. No other languages will be allowed. Visual Basic is an "easy to use" tool for programming that treats building interfaces as a key part of the process. As such it is good way to quickly build interfaces. It is also a marketable skill: i.e., very good resume fodder.
A description of the language and its associated interface can be found in the supplementary text:
Beginning VB.NET, 2nd Edition
Richard Blair, Jonathan Crossland, Matthew Reynolds, Thearon Willis,
J. Wiley, 2002.Facilities: You may use any PC running Windows which has a license to run Visual Basic, such as can be found in the PC labs around campus. Those labs currently run 'Visual Basic .NET'. Please use any of the CCC labs, including KH202, KH207, FLB16, FL222, WB228, WB226, HL230 or the Library Lab.
Software Utilities: All programming must be done using Visual Basic on a PC. WPI makes VB available via a CCC server, or from the library. Note that "Visual Studio 200?" and "Visual Studio .NET 200?" are synonymous.
If you registered for the class before the start of term then you have been given access to the VB debugger in those labs. If you are unable to debug programs please contact the CCC helpdesk so that you can be added to the access list. Please specify that you are in CS3041 this term when you contact the helpdesk.
If you need to install VB on your personal system you should be able to get it from \\admin\installpoint\Microsoft\Visual_Studio
Supplemental Material: Additional information about Visual Basic can be found on the web:
One or more of the course Assistants will be prepared to offer some assistance with Visual Basic during office hours. Ask your technical questions early, otherwise the responses may be slow.
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dcb at cs.wpi.edu / Fri Aug 3 18:58:09 EDT 2007