Re: Hi from Canberra, Australia

Posted by WBahn on
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Welcome aboard.

If you have a strong programming background you are in a lot better position than the vast majority of students, who are only expected to have the equivalent of one semester using a high-level, preferably object-oriented, language. There is no expectation of any exposure to digital logic or low-level hardware.

A problem that you might have is reading too much into what is being asked. With your background, you are going to want to fill in gaps that the authors have intentionally steered clear of. For example, you will likely have a natural tendency to validate inputs and try to identify and handle errors in reasonable ways. The authors leave all of that off the table because this course is just too jam-packed that anything that isn't absolutely essential to completing the course objectives has to go. So they tell you to just assume that all of the input files are correct and move on.

Now, if you WANT to take on the extra stuff, that's all well and good. Just don't let it get in your way of making progress on what's important.