Greetings Programs,
This is a reminder that we are running ALT+TAB today at 6PM, in MC 4063!
ALT+TAB is the CSC's version of SASMS. Six CSC members will be giving
brief, 25-minute talks on various CS-related topics (a list of the members
and their talks is at the bottom of this email). It's a great way to learn
a little bit about a lot of different things. There will also be free
dinner provided at the event.
In addition, the CSC will be hosting its last event of the term, the EOT
party, on Monday Dec. 5 at 6PM in MC Comfy. We'll take over the Comfy and
have free dinner for everyone, and just hang out with each other.
Calum T. Dalek
Chairbeing Extraordinaire
List of ALT+TAB talks:
Felix Bauckholt: *A Short Idris Tutorial*
Bryan Coutts: *Linear and Integer Programming*
Sean Harrap: *Communication Complexity*
Christopher Hawthorne: *Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem*
Charlie Wang: *Typed Racket*
Ifaz Kabir: *How Modern SAT Solvers Work*
Greetings Programs,
The CSC is hosting a member talk today at 6 PM, in MC 4063. Edmund Noble
will be giving a talk titled "Purely Functional Programming with
Freely-Generated Domain Specific Languages"; the abstract is at the foot of
this email. There will be snacks and drinks at the end of the talk.
In addition, the CSC is hosting ALT+TAB (aka SCP or SAMS), the CSC's
version of SASMS, next Wednesday at 6 PM in MC 4063. Several members will
be giving short, ~25 minute talks on various CS-related topics. A running
list of confirmed talks can be found at
http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~b2coutts/alttab.html. If you are interested in
giving a talk, please email exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca with the title of your
talk, and optionally a brief abstract, ideally by the end of Monday.
Remember that there will be a planned power outage in MC tomorrow (Nov 26)
from 7AM to 5PM; CSC machines will be shutting down at 6AM in preparation.
Also, thanks to the Mathsoc Capital Improvement Fund (CIF), the CSC finally
upgraded natural-flavours, also known as the shitty machine in the corner
of the room that nobody wanted to use! It now has an i7-6700k and 16GB of
RAM.
- Calum T. Dalek
Member Talk Abstract:
Dependency injection is an often-used technique in object-oriented
programming to easily modify the behaviours of an object by providing it
with objects it would have otherwise generated on its own, to increase
modularity. Aspect-oriented programming is a related technique which adds
additional behaviour ("advice") to existing code, aiming to address
cross-cutting concerns which affect wide areas of an application without
sacrificing modularity. Dependency injection might not seem a common topic
in functional programming, but application modularity is essential to
functional programming in a practical setting. A natural analogue to
dependency injection and aspect-oriented programming in functional
programming comes from a surprising place, and offers superior modularity
to both. The free monad (F f) for a type constructor (and domain-specific
language instruction set) f provides a syntax tree with internal nodes as
domain-specific language instructions, which in combination with coproduct
functors, allow domain-specific languages to be composed and combined
easily.
Greetings Programs,
This evening at 6:15 PM (not 6 PM!), in MC 4063, Richard Mann will be
giving a talk about open source software for sound measurement and
analysis, and providing information about CS 489 - Computational Sound, the
topics course he is offering in Winter 2017. The abstract for his talk can
be found at http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/events/MC_4063-2016-11-21-6:15_PM.
This Friday (November 21) at 6 PM, in MC 4063, CSC member Edmund Noble is
giving a talk, titled "Purely Functional Programming with Freely-Generated
Domain Specific Languages". The talk will focus on embedded DSLs, which
exist within other languages. The abstract for his talk can be found at
http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/events/MC_4063-2016-11-25-6:00_PM.
In addition, next week we will be hosting ALT+TAB. If you're familiar with
the Pure Math Club's recurring SASMS event, this is the CSC's version of
that. Several members of the club will take turns giving brief (~20 minute)
CS talks. We're tentatively planning to host ALT+TAB next Wednesday (Nov.
30), so start thinking about topics if you want to give a talk! More
details will come later this week.
Calum T. Dalek
Chairbeing Extraordinaire
Hello all,
Computer Science Club systems and services will be unavailable on
Saturday, Nov. 26 due to a planned power outage in the Mathematics and Computer
Building (MC) from 7am to 5pm.
The CSC will begin shutting down machines at 6am in preparation of the outage.
This outage will impact:
- Web hosting (all personal and club websites)
- Email (@csclub.uwaterloo.ca emamil addresses)
- Servers and Office Terminals
Thanks to the assistance of the Computer Science Computing Facility (CSCF), it
is expected that mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca remain available for the duration
of the outage.
Please prepare for the outage by:
- Ensuring all running processes have their state saved (configuration, data,
etc.)
- Any important files are backed up off-site from the CSC
If you have any questions/concerns, please email the Systems Committee at
syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca
Thanks,
Zachary Seguin
Systems Administrator | Computer Science Club
University of Waterloo
syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca
Hi all,
Our general meeting has concluded and the motion to change our Code of Conduct has passed, with amendments. The exact wording of the motion can be found in the attached minutes of the meeting. In short, we have removed those sections of the code of conduct, on the condition that the code of conduct be up for consideration again at the next general meeting. This would most likely be our next election. Also, the minutes themselves need to be approved at our meeting.
Thanks,
Charlie Wang
President, Computer Science Club
Greetings Programs,
A reminder to all that our Code Party and General Meeting are being held
Wednesday, Nov 16 at M3 1006 (the big lecture room). The Code Party
begins at 6:30 PM, with a break for the General Meeting at 8:30,
followed by more coding and partying until late. See our homepage
http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca for more details on the General Meeting,
including the proposed changes to the Code of Conduct.
In other news, the Department of Computer Science is looking for
volunteers to help out with CS4U Day Wednesday, December 7th. CS4U day
is a CS outreach event for students in grade 9-12 and they are looking
for people to talk about CS and/or our club. Please reply to this email
if you are interested in volunteering so that more details can be
forwarded.
Thanks,
Calum T. Dalek
Chairbeing Extraordinaire
Hi all,
We've received feedback about our proposed changes to the Code of
Conduct and our Constitution. Our members value the Code of Conduct as a
symbolic reminder of what our club atmosphere and culture should be.
Given how valuable it is, even without enforcement abilities, we have
proposed a different set of changes to the Code of Conduct, where any
suspect sections relating to confidentiality and enforcement will be
removed.
Notably, we have removed the sections on "Experiencing Unacceptable
Behaviour", "Consequences of Unacceptable Behaviour", "Addressing
Grievances", and "Confidentiality". The proposed Code of Conduct can be
found in full at
https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~exec/proposed-amendment/about/code-of-conduct
[1]. The patch of the proposed changes can be found at
https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~exec/proposed-amendment.patch [2]. Both
versions of the Code of Conduct are available for viewing in the office.
Since we have to maintain 7 days notice for any changes, the General
Meeting will not start until 8:30 PM on the day of the meeting. The Code
Party will instead start at 6:30 PM.
Thanks,
Charlie Wang
Computer Science Club
University of Waterloo
Links:
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[1]
https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/%7Eexec/proposed-amendment/about/code-of-conduct
[2] https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/%7Eexec/proposed-amendment.patch
Hi all,
Quick reminder that we're hosting UNIX 101, our linux/command-line tutorial
in MC 3003 at 6PM today! More details at
http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/events/MC_3003-2016-11-09-6:00_pm.
The Computer Science Club is hosting two back-to-back events next
week. On Wednesday,
November 16, 6:30PM in M3-1006 we will have a general meeting followed by
our termly Code Party. Members are invited to hang out and code on whatever
they want during the party. This is also great opportunity to meet other
members and get feedback on projects. There will be food.
Our general meeting will be held to vote on an amendment to our
constitution. As you may know, all individuals who are participating in
club events and business must abide by the Code of Conduct. The Code of
Conduct is a part of our Constitution, section 12
<https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#conduct>. This code of
conduct spells out what kind of behaviour is acceptable and unacceptable in
our club. Although its intentions and goals are important for the future of
the club, consultation with police services revealed confidentiality
problems with our current Code of Conduct. Details at the bottom.*
*The proposed amendment to the constitution is to completely strike out
section 12.* By doing this, the code of conduct will no longer have any
effect.
We are currently researching ways on fixing our Code of Conduct, but it is
untenable in its current form. In any case, the Computer Science Club and
its members must still abide by University policies, including MathSoc
policies. The intention is to have a revised code of conduct ready in time
for the next election. Possible revisions include striking out the section
on confidentiality or rewriting it. We welcome any feedback on amendments
to the Code of Conduct, whether to fix this issue or to point out others.
Happy coding and conducting,
Charlie Wang
President, Computer Science Club
University of Waterloo
* The concern is that in some cases, the Computer Science Club and its
officers will be unable to provide confidentiality due to existing
university policy or other laws and regulations, especially in cases where
police and criminal charges are involved. In instances where our Code of
Conduct has wording that contradicts University Policy, those other
policies always take precedence over the Code of Conduct. However, the
current form can get executive members (namely the "Handling Officer" for
complaints) into legal trouble, if the procedures outlined in the Code of
Conduct are followed.
Greetings Programs,
The CSC is having its next event, UNIX 101, tomorrow at 6 PM in MC 3003
(the mac lab across from the CSC). UNIX 101 is a tutorial where we teach
the basics of using a command-line (terminal) environment in UNIX.
Knowing how to
use the command-line and UNIX is an invaluable skill in CS, and helps
prepare you
for future projects and co-ops.
Hope to see you there!
Calum T. Dalek
Chairbeing Extraordinaire
