The goals of this lab are to:

• introduce you to git, a popular and useful version control system.
• give you practice writing some basic C++ programs.
• give you practice compiling and running your programs.

This is an individual lab, although it is also optional, so feel free to collaborate if you want/need to ;)

As with all lab assignments this semester, you will use git to get starting files as well as handing in your assignments.

Git is a popular piece of open-source software which is installed on the Swarthmore CS computers. Git is a version control system---it can be used to manage changes and updates in software and facilitate collaborative programming across large teams of developers. We'll be using git to manage assignment distribution and submission. When you start an assignment, you'll execute a git command to grab some starting files. Similarly, when you want to submit an assignment, you'll execute a couple of git commands. Later on in the course, you'll be using git to facilitate paired lab assignments.

Git is a large piece of software, and there is a lot to learn with git. Fortunately, it is easy to get up and running on git with just a small number of commands.

1. There are a couple of steps you need to take to start using git. Professor Danner has written a thorough tutorial. First do the initial setup steps listed here.
2. Then follow the "setup and configuration for cloning and using Swarthmore's Github Enterprise" listed on this tutorial.
3. Finally, clone the git repo for lab00 by executing this command:

   	    git clone git@github.swarthmore.edu:CS35-s17/lab00-<user>.git
   	  

   where <user> is your username.
4. At this point, you should have the lab starter code and be ready to program the lab.

This might seem like a lengthy sequence of commands to remember, but don't worry! We'll go over this in lab next week, and the commands will be the same for each assignment during the semester.

In this part of the lab, you will create some simple C++ programs using the coding skills you've recently gained.

1. Strings, Input/Output: In the file greeting.cpp, write a short program that asks the user for their name, and then greets the user using that name. Compile your program using clang++, via the following command:

       $ clang++ -o greeting greeting.cpp
     

   Then, execute your compiled program. You might see something like:

       $ ./greeting
       I am a computer greeting program.
       What is your name?  Joshua
       Hello Joshua, it is nice to meet you!
     

2. Loops: In the file guess.cpp, write a program that repeatedly asks the user to guess a number between 1 and 10, until the user enters such a number. Then, tell the user they guessed correctly. Feel free to "cheat" and always assume the user guessed correctly! Or pick a number in advance and print an appropriate message if they guessed incorrectly. Compile your program with:

       $ clang++ -o guess guess.cpp
     

   A sample run of your program might look like:

       $ ./guess
       Please guess a number between 1 and 10.  12
       Please guess a number between 1 and 10.  0
       Please guess a number between 1 and 10.  -4
       Please guess a number between 1 and 10.  6
       You guessed: 6.  That's the right number.
       Good job!
     

   You can assume the user will enter an integer, but don't the user enters an integer in the proper range.
3. Once you have edited the files, you should publish your changes using the following steps:

         $ git add greeting.cpp guess.cpp
       

   The git add step adds modified files to be part of the next commit to the github server.

         $ git commit -m "completed lab0"
       

   The git commit step makes a record of the recently added changes. The -m "completed lab0" part is a descriptive message describing what are the primary changes in this commit. Making a commit allows you to review or undo changes easily in the future, if needed.

         $ git push
       

   The git push command sends your committed changes to the github server. If you do not run git push before the submission deadline, the instructor will not see your changes, even if you have finished coding your solution in your local directory. If you make changes to files after your push and want to share these changes, repeat the add, commit, push loop again to update the github server. To recap, the git commit cycle is git add, git commit, git push. Don't forget to git push when you have completed an assignment. You can review the basic git commands on the github help pages. Eventually, you should get in the habit of using git status to see if everything has been published, but we will talk about this more throughout the semester.
   Submit

   Once you are satisfied with your code, hand it in via git. Remember to add, commit, push. You may commit and push as often as you like, and only the most recent push will be graded.