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Fall 2016 Nominations Closed; Elections on Monday at 6:30pm in MC Comfy
by Computer Science Club 19 Sep '16

19 Sep '16

Hello Everyone, The nomination period for the Fall 2016 executive team has closed. The following people have been nominated for the elected positions: PRESIDENT fbauckho s455wang VICE-PRESIDENT b2coutts s455wang SECRETARY lhsong ubarar TREASURER lhsong Additionally, the following people has expressed interest for the appointed positions: SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR ztseguin OFFICE MANAGER fbauckho s455wang LIBRARIAN fbauckho The following people have expressed interest in joining the programme committee: fbauckho lhsong pj2melan Nominations can be declined at any time prior to the vote. The elections will take place on Monday, September 19 at 6:30pm in the MC Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). Voting is restricted to current club members who are Social Members of the Mathematics Society. Voting will use the approval voting system. This means that you can vote for as many candidates as you want for any position. At the meeting, votes will be conducted in a heads-down, hands-up fashion. Absentee votes can be emailed to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. They must be sent before 6:00pm on Monday, September 19. For more information on the election procedures, please see https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#officers <https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#officers>. Zachary Seguin Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club | University of Waterloo cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>

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Fall 2016 Elections on Monday, September 19 at 6:30pm in the Comfy Lounge
by Computer Science Club 10 Sep '16

10 Sep '16

Hello everyone, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Fall 2016 term on Monday, September 19th at 6:30pm in the MC Comfy Lounge (MC 3001). The following positions will be elected: President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. The following positions will be appointed: Systems Administrator (to be ratified at the meeting), Office Manager and Librarian. Additionally, we will be looking for members to join the Programme Committee . If you would like to run or nominate someone for any of the elected positions, you can put your name in a special box in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037) or by sending an email to the Chief Returning Officer (Zachary) at cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. Please note that executive positions are restricted to MathSoc social members. We welcome the participation of first years. A list of current nominations will be available on the whiteboard in the office and at https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/elections <https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/elections>. Nominations will close at 6:30pm on Sunday, September 18th (24 hours prior to the start of elections). Voting will be done in a heads-down, hands-up manner and is restricted to MathSoc social members. A full description of the roles and the election procedure are listed in our Constitution, available at https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution <https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution>. Any questions related to the election can be directed to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. Thanks, Zachary Seguin Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club | University of Waterloo cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>

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It's that time of term... EOT (plus prof talk)!
by Computer Science Club 22 Jul '16

22 Jul '16

Hello programs, Join us on Monday, July 25th at 6pm in the MC Comfy Lounge for an exciting prof talk by Richard Mann on Open Source Computer Sound Measurement. The abstract for the talk is below. We will follow this up by an EOT event with dinner and board games! Last event of the term, get hype. Abstract: > > > An ideal computer audio system should faithfully reproduce signals of > all frequencies in the audible range (20 to 20,000 cycles per second). > Real systems, particularly mobile devices and laptops, may still > produce acceptable quality, but often have a limited response, > particularly at the low (bass) frequencies. > > Sound/acousic energy refers to time varying pressure waves in air. > When recording sound, the acoustic signal will be picked up by > microphone, which converts it to electrical signals (voltages). The > signal is then digitized (analog to digital conversion) and stored as > a stream of numbers in a data file. On playback the digital signal is > converted to an electrical signal (digital to analog conversion) and > finally returned as an acoustic signal by a speaker and/or headphones. > > In this talk I will present open source software (Octave/Linux) to > measure the end-to-end frequency response of an audio system using the > Discrete Fourier Transform. I will demonstrate the software using a > standard USB audio interface and a consumer grade omnidirectional > microphone. > > This is joint work with John Vanderkooy, Distinguished Professor > Emeritus, Department of Physics and Astronomy. Hope to see you there! --- Melissa Tedesco Vice President Computer Science Club

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Upcoming prof talk, more prof talks and EOF!
by Computer Science Club 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

Hello programs! We have a couple of great talks coming up soon. On Thursday, July 2st at 6pm in MC 4045, Bill Cowan will be giving a talk on Notorious CS452. Abstract below: CS452, aka the trains course, has for some time enjoyed notoriety as a playground for over-achieving masochists. To maintain its reputation it receives a periodic upgrade, which is now due. This talk discusses possible directions for the upgrade in the context of the philosophy that has guided its evolution over the decades of its existence. If you've taken trains, want to take trains, or even just want to learn about the course spoken of in hushed whispers... this talk is for you. For the last week of classes, we have a double-decker event for you. On Monday, July 2th, we have a talk by Richard Mann on computer audio (abstract and more details to come), and an end of term event right after. Come celebrate the end of term with all your CSC friends, and learn a thing or two while you're at it! Hope to see you there! -- Melissa Tedesco Vice President Computer Science Club

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csp csc:Talks/ Tonight
by Computer Science Club 08 Jun '16

08 Jun '16

Greetings Programs, I hope you are excited for the talks we have lined up for tonight. The talks start at *6:00PM, *in *MC 5479*, the seminar room. The schedule for the talks tonight is: *6:00 PM*: Bryan Coutts, Intro to Quantum Computing *6:20 PM:* Kyle Lexmond, Serverless Architecture & You: Migrating sites to buzzword tech *6:40 PM*: Melissa Tedesco, Rapid Transit Signal Systems *7:00 PM*: *Pizza* *7:40 PM*: Jordan Pryde, Introduction to Android Malware/Adware Analysis *8:00 PM*: Richard Ye, Rules of Good Design *8:20 PM:* Theo Belaire, Building From Source: A compiler translation guide

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[CSC DOWNTIME] Reboot of General-Use servers and caffeine (web server) on Thursday, June 2nd
by Computer Science Club 30 May '16

30 May '16

The following general-use servers will be rebooted on Thursday, June 2nd around 10am (expected downtime is 30 minutes, but it is possible that it could be longer): - corn-syrup - high-fructose-corn-syrup (HFCS) - taurine Our web server container may also become unavailable at this time: - caffeine Sucrose was preemptively rebooted last week and thus is not included in this downtime notice. Note that some CSC services depend on these servers (e.g. /scratch) and thus will also be unavailable at this time. Please ensure all that all compute jobs running have saved their state prior to the reboot, especially if you are utilizing /scratch. Thanks, -- Jordan Pryde Systems Administrator | Computer Science Club University of Waterloo syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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[CSC DOWNTIME] Reboot of General-Use servers and Caffeine (web server) on Thursday, June 2nd
by Computer Science Club 30 May '16

30 May '16

The following general-use servers will be rebooted on Thursday, June 2nd around 10am (expected downtime is 30 minutes, but it is possible that it could be longer): - corn-syrup - high-fructose-corn-syrup (HFCS) - taurine Our web server container may also become unavailable at this time: - Caffeine Sucrose was preemptively rebooted last week and thus is not included in this downtime notice. Note that some CSC services depend on these servers (e.g. /scratch) and thus will also be unavailable at this time. Please ensure all that all compute jobs running have saved their state prior to the reboot. Especially if you are utilizing /scratch. Thanks, -- Jordan Pryde Systems Administrator | Computer Science Club University of Waterloo syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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Code Party 0 happening soon && sign-up for scp talks available
by Computer Science Club 26 May '16

26 May '16

Hey members, We got some events coming up, have some information so you can attend them and have fun and stuff. Code Party 0 is happening on *Thursday, June 2nd @ 6:30pm in STC 0010. *Come out, code with us, eat some food, do some things. scp (small contemplation period) talks are happening on *Wednesday June 8th. *You can sign up to get a short (15-20 minutes) talk on all kinds of cool CS stuff! Sign up form is here. <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1143deXuv4i7N3q64qD46hJEe45p-UhAdJYkYVZp73H…> Hope to see you all come out! :) (We would also like to invite members of the CSC community to join the Fort McMurray Solidarity Vigil on Tuesday May 31st. Details are available here. <https://www.facebook.com/events/100324317055518>) -- Melissa Tedesco Vice President Computer Science Club P.S. If you have a prof you'd love to hear a talk from, please email me and I'll contact them and try to make it happen!

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Office Staff Training and CSC Spring Cleaning
by Computer Science Club 20 May '16

20 May '16

Hello CSC members, If you’re interested in becoming office staff (https://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/Office_Staff) training will take place on Wednesday, May 25th starting at 5:30pm in the CSC office. If you are unable to make this training session, you can email exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca so we can arrange a time to meet. Additionally, the CSC Spring Cleaning is taking place after the training session at 6pm. Help us clean the office and in exchange we will feed you. Thanks, Zachary Seguin Office Manager Computer Science Club | University of Waterloo exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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#elxnS16 election results && CSC goes to board games night
by Computer Science Club 13 May '16

13 May '16

Hello members of the CS Club! First of all, thank you to all who came out and voted, by email or in person, to our elections last night. There were many timbits had. Without further ado, *Election Results:* (laden) Luqman Aden is your new President, (matedesc) Melissa Angelica Tedesco is your new Vice-president, (jj2baile) Jonathan Jeral Bailey is your new Treasurer, (askothar) Aditya Shivam Kothari is your new Secretary, (jxpryde) Jordan Xavier Pryde is your new Systems Administrator, (ztseguin) Zachary Seguin is your new Office Manager, (s455wang) Charlie Wang is your new Librarian, and (mnmailho) Marc Mailhot is your new Fridge Regent. So that's what happened this week. If you want to know what happens next week, keep reading for like just a few more lines. *CSC goes to board games night* (or, CSC uses 'militia' on Mathsoc) Board games are fun. The CSC would like to have a board games night, but MathSoc already does it so well. Clearly the only solution is an invasion. Come join us on *Thursday, May 19th, about 7pm* in taking over MathSoc board games night. We will form a CSC cluster and have fun. See you there! -- Patrick Melanson CRO Computer Science Club University of Waterloo pj2melan(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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#elxnS16 Nominations closed, elections today
by Computer Science Club 12 May '16

12 May '16

Hi all, Nominations have closed for CSC elections. Here is a list of candidates for the elected positions: - President: - b2coutts (Bryan Coutts) - tbelaire (Theo Belaire) - laden (Luqman Aden) - jj2baile (Jon Bailey) - dmarin (Daniel Marin) - Vice-president: - matedesc (Melissa Tedesco) - askothari (Aditya Shivam Kothari) - Treasurer: - laden (Luqman Aden) - jj2baile (Jon Bailey) - jxpryde (Jordan Xavier Pryde) - Secretary: - askothari (Aditya Shivam Kothari) - s455wang (Charlie Wang) Additionally, the following members have expressed interest for the appointed positions: - Systems Administrator: - jxpryde (Jordan Xavier Pryde) - Fridge Regent: - mnmailho (Marc Mailhot) - Office Manager: - ztseguin (Zachary Seguin) - Librarian: - s455wang (Charlie Wang) And there are no candidates yet for the programmes committee. Note that any nomination can be declined at any time prior to the taking of a vote. Absentee votes (voting by email) can be sent to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. They must be sent by 18:00 on May 12, 2016 (today). All voting is restricted to current club members who are Social Members of the Mathematics Society. Voting will use the approval voting system. This means that you can vote for as many candidates as you want for any position. At the meeting, votes will be conducted in a heads-down hands-up fashion. For more information on election procedures please see http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#officers. See you all tonight at 19:00 in the MC Comfy (3001)! -- Patrick Melanson Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club University of Waterloo pj2melan(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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#elxnS16 Spring 2016 elections, Thursday May 12th, 7pm in the comfy
by Computer Science Club 04 May '16

04 May '16

Hi all, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Spring 2016 term on Thursday, May 12th at 19:00 in the MC Comfy (MC 3001). During the meeting, the president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary will be elected, the sysadmin will be appointed and ratified, and the librarian and office manager will be appointed. There may be timbits. If you'd like to run for any of these positions or nominate someone, you can put your name in a special box on top of the fridge in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037) or send me (Patrick) an email at cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. It is highly recommended to send me an email in addition to nominating yourself by paper in the office. You can also deposit nominations in the CSC mailbox in MathSoc or present them to me in person. Nominations will close at 19:00 on Wednesday, May 11th (24 hours before the start of elections). All members are welcome to run! Especially new members and anyone interested in being a new exec! Most of the roles have a small guide on the wiki at https://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/Exec_Manual and I will print out a hard copy of a more comprehensive exec manual and bind it myself, I swear. Voting is done heads-down hands-up, and is restricted to Mathsoc social members. -- Patrick Melanson (pj2melan) Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club University of Waterloo cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca For the part of the constitution pertaining to elections, see http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#officers

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Last event of the term! Prof talk + EOT
by Computer Science Club 04 Apr '16

04 Apr '16

Hey guys, Come out to our last event on *Monday, April 4*! We'll have a prof talk by Dr. Craig Kaplan, as well as a joint CSC/WICS EOT; the prof talk starts at *5PM in MC Comfy*, and the EOT will be after. Food will be provided! The talk will be on Surrounding a Polygon: Dr. Craig Kaplan will explore the problem of surrounding a polygon with copies of itself. This problem raises a number of fascinating mathematical questions, and we can use software as an experimental tool to probe the answers to those questions. He'll also present known mathematical and computational results related to surrounds of polygons, and discuss what they say about larger open questions in tiling theory. Finally, he will also show how the task of surrounding individual polygons can make for fun and challenging puzzles, and say a bit about his experience creating an app based on those puzzles. Also, the HCI (Human Computer Interaction) Lab is looking for people to participate in future HCI studies and experiments; please see the attached pdf for more information on how to sign up. Thanks! Hope to see you all at the event :) Naomi

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CSC Office Cleaning
by Computer Science Club 10 Mar '16

10 Mar '16

CSC office cleaning will be on Friday March 18, at 5pm. Machines will be moved at that time for floor waxing and cleaning and returned later that night. Please ensure your belongings are removed from the office by then, as CSC will not be responsible for belongings lost during the move. Best, Reila

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Network Infrastructure talk by Steve Bourque and Mike Patterson tomorrow!
by Computer Science Club 08 Mar '16

08 Mar '16

Hey guys, There'll be a Network Infrastructure talk tomorrow at 6:30pm in MC4058! Steve Bourque and Mike Patterson of IST will give a brief overview of campus network connectivity and interconnectivity. Steve will describe the general connections, and Mike will talk about specific security measures in place. We'll have refreshments! Thanks, Naomi

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Wiping of /scratch and Systems and Services Unavailable on Wednesday, February 17
by Computer Science Club 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

TL;DR /scratch will be wiped and systems will be unavailable on Wednesday, February 17. Hello everyone, Below are some important (and non-important) updates from the Computer Science Club Systems Committee. SYSTEM MAINTENANCE (AND OUTAGES) ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 On Wednesday, February 17, system maintenance will be occurring from 11:00am until 5:00pm. IMPORTANT NOTICES: 1. All running jobs will be terminated as all systems will be rebooted at the start of the maintenance period 2. A failing drive in the /scratch array will be replaced. As /scratch is currently configured as a RAID0 all data will be erased. This is a reminder that /scratch is volatile storage and data may disappear at any time. If there is anything in /scratch for which you do not have a copy of (or cannot re-create), please ensure you have a copy of it prior to the start of the maintenance period. IMPACTS - All services provided by the CSC (web hosting, mail, etc.) will be unavailable during the maintenance period We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. INFORMATIONAL UPDATES 1. Mirror Upgrades The Computer Science Club Mirror is now running on potassium-benzoate, our new server which was purchased with funding from the Mathematics Endowment Fund (MEF). We have also enhanced our mirror's network connectivity, adding IPv6 and 10Gbps. Running our mirror is made possible with assistance from: - The Mathematics Endowment Fund (MEF) - The Mathematics Society (MathSoc) - Dave Gawley and the Computer Science Computing Facility (CSCF) - Information Systems Technology (IST) 2. IPv6 The CSC network now has IPv6 addresses and all of our services have been configured to accept connections over IPv6. For those hosting their website via personal domain names and wanting IPv6 connectivity: If hosted with a CNAME, no action is required. If not hosted with a CNAME, you can add the following AAAA record "2620:101:f000:4901:c5c::caff:e12e" 3. Firewall The campus firewall will soon be enabled on our network. After this date, only select traffic will be permitted from off-campus to our machines (on-campus and VPN traffic will not be affected). All general use servers will have SSH, Mosh and ports 28000-28500 open on the campus firewall. If you have any questions, concerns or comments, 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

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Office Training
by Computer Science Club 02 Feb '16

02 Feb '16

If you are interested in being CSC office staff, come to CSC office training this Friday, February 5th, 3pm. If you can't make it email me your availabilities and I will schedule another session next week. Best, Reila

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Code Party on Thursday, Feb 4
by Computer Science Club 01 Feb '16

01 Feb '16

Hey guys, The CSC is having its termly code party! When: Thursday, Feb 4 at 6PM Where: STC 0010 Want help installing Linux? Bring a USB, we'll help you. Want to work on a project, CS homework, or an IRC bot? Come over! Want to see what it's like to be in the new STC? Plugs at every desk, I'm telling you. We'll also provide dinner! Also, MathSoc is running a Mock Interview Session Wednesday (February 3rd) evening for Mathematics students. If you are a Math or Computer Science student and interested in volunteering your time to help out your classmates, send an email to ford.peprah(a)uwaterloo.ca with your name, program, year, and availability Wednesday evening. You will be compensated for your time. Thanks, Naomi

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Unix 101 this Thursday!
by Computer Science Club 26 Jan '16

26 Jan '16

Hello CS Programs! The CS Club is running a Unix 101 talk this Thursday at 6pm! It will happen in the Mac lab across from the CSC. We'll be going over Linux command-line basics, motivations for using it, and useful commands. Here's a hopefully interesting blurb: New to the Linux computing environment? If you seek an introduction, look no further (you can if you want we're not the police). Topics that will be covered include basic interaction with the shell and the motivations behind using it, and an introduction to compilation. You'll have to learn this stuff in CS 246 anyways, so why not get a head start! If you're interested in attending, make sure you can log into the Macs on the third floor, or show up to the CSC office (MC 3036) 20 minutes early for some help. If you're already familiar with these topics, don't hesitate to come to Unix 102, planned to be held after Reading Week. Was that interesting? If so, we'd love to see you! We're having cookies after. -- Calum T. Dalek Chairbeing Extraordinaire Computer Science Club University of Waterloo exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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Election Results and Eth1: Jane Street Contest
by Computer Science Club 15 Jan '16

15 Jan '16

Hi all, We have an exec team and news of our first event of the term. Sign up by Monday. Here are your new executives for the Winter 2016 term. Your president is Patrick Melanson, pj2melan. Your vice-president is Patrick Melanson, pj2melan. Unofficially, Theo Belaire will be filling in for the duties of vice president. Your treasurer is Luqman Aden, laden. Your secretary is Naomi Koo, m3koo. You can contact the exec at exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Additionally, the sysadmin is Zachary Seguin (ztseguin), the office manager is Reila Zheng (wy2zheng), and the librarian is Felix Bauckholt (fbauckho). Now that we have our exec, here's some news about the first event: Our first event of the term is happening next weekend, on the *23rd*. We have Jane Street coming in to run their financial trader bot contest. *Sign up* <https://docs.google.com/a/janestreet.com/forms/d/1I7UukJDH9ZAVWpLl-2vwmvPWz…> on this page: http://eth1-waterloo.janestreet.com/ Sign up by *Monday* January 18th, since there is limited space in the room. Absolutely no special math, OCaml, or finance knowledge is required; you can use any language you like. The contest is entirely technical in nature and you won't need any visual design skills. The exact details of the hackathon aren't released until the competition begins. The one thing you can do ahead of time to prepare is familiarize yourself with the libraries for writing TCP clients in your programming language of choice. So I'm guessing y'all should read Racket Reference: TCP <https://docs.racket-lang.org/reference/tcp.html>.

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Nominations Closed, Elections Today
by Computer Science Club 14 Jan '16

14 Jan '16

Hi all, Nominations have closed for CSC elections. Here is a list of candidates for the elected positions. President pj2melan hkpeprah Vice-president pj2melan hkpeprah jj2baile Treasurer laden cdchawth Secretary m3koo jj2baile Additionally, the following candidates have expressed interest in the following appointed positions. Office Manager fbauckho wy2zheng jj2baile Sysadmin ztseguin hkpeprah Librarian fbauckho Note that nominations can be declined at any time prior to the taking of the vote. Absentee votes (voting by email) can be sent to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. They must be sent by 18:00 on January 14, 2016 (today). All voting is restricted to current club members who are Social Members of the Mathematics Society. Voting will use the approval voting system. This means that you can vote for as many candidates as you want for any position. At the meeting, votes will be conducted in a heads-down hands-up fashion. For more information on election procedures please see http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#duties. See you all tonight at 19:00 in the MC Comfy (3001)! -- Charlie Wang Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club University of Waterloo

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CSC Winter 2016 Elections
by Computer Science Club 06 Jan '16

06 Jan '16

Hi all, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Winter 2016 term on Thursday, January 14th in MC Comfy (MC 3001) at 19:00. During the meeting, the president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary will be elected, the sysadmin will be ratified, and the librarian and office manager will be appointed. If you'd like to run for any of these positions or nominate someone, you can write your name on the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037) or send me (Charlie) an email at cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca.[1] Every effort will be made to note down whiteboard nominations, but it is highly recommended to send me an email in addition to writing on the whiteboard. You can also deposit nominations in the CSC mailbox in MathSoc or present them to me in person. Nominations will close at 18:00 on Wednesday, January 13th. All members are welcome to run! -- Charlie Wang (s455wang) Chief Returning Officer Computer Science Club University of Waterloo cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca P.S. For information on election procedures please see http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/about/constitution#officers Links: ------ [1] http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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New Event: WiCS and CSC watch War Games!
by Computer Science Club 24 Nov '15

24 Nov '15

Hello CSC members! Come by to MC Comfy, on 2015-11-27, at 7:30 PM to watch "War Games" with WiCS! War Games is this movie where these kids phone a computer and then the computer wants to nuke things. Cold war stuff. Nowadays computers won't let you do that, you have to SSH in instead. We're bringing food. Gluten-free, vegetarian options available. Sandwiches, drinks, and popcorn! Everyone welcome! Stop by!

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FOAM Talk Coming Up!
by Computer Science Club 23 Nov '15

23 Nov '15

Hey CSC! Make sure to come over to come over to a talk called "An Introduction to the FOAM Framework" in MC 4063, on 2015-11-26, at 5:00-7:00 PM! Description: FOAM is an open-source modeling framework written in Javascript. With FOAM, you can create Domain Specific Languages (DSLs), which are high-level models that can be interpreted or compiled to different languages or environments (Java/Android, Swift/iOS, and JS/Web). Currently, it supports DSLs for entities/classes, parsers, animations, database queries, interactive documents, and, most importantly, new DSLs. FOAM supports building text, HTML, and graphical views for DSLs using a small Model View Controller (MVC) library, which is itself modeled with FOAM. This library can also be used by modeled Javascript applications. FOAM increases developer productivity by allowing them to express solutions at a higher, more succinct level. The MVC library also increases application performance through its efficient data-binding, caching, and query-optimization mechanisms. Learn more at http://foamdev.com

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Two Talks Coming Up!
by Computer Science Club 19 Nov '15

19 Nov '15

Hey CSC members! Two talks will happen soon: 1. Git 101 by Charlie Wang (Thursday, 2015-11-19, 7:00-8:00 PM, MC 4020) git init, git add, git commit, git ’er done! In Git 101, Charlie Wang will convince you to use Git for your projects and show you a high level overview of how to use it properly. This talk is recommended for CS 246 students. Come for the tutorial, stay for the bad jokes 2. Static Analysis and Program Optimization Using Dataflow Analysis by Sean Harrap (Monday, 2015-11-23, 6:00 PM, MC 4041) An introduction to some basic issues with optimization of imperative programs, beginning with traditional methods such as tree traversals. This will be followed by a more powerful solution to these problems, providing an overview of its mathematical foundations, and then describing how it can be used to express optimizations simply and elegantly. Some familiarity with the second year CS core (CS245, CS241, MATH239) will be assumed. See you there!

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