Welcome to the Programming Stream at the School of Computer Studies<br />Feel free to contribute to this wiki and help develop our curriculum further = Programming Curriculum at Computer Studies =*This wiki contains notes on describes some of the curriculum development surrounding the programming stream in the School of Computer Studies* A variety of threads are currently active and driven by** the general need to produce professional programmers ready to enter the workplace** the growing digital game programming industry** the growing open source communities for software developers* Most of the work reported here is initiated and sustained by faculty* Much of the information here is provided to inform members and to solicit comments and criticisms  = Questions for Discussion =* should students be exposed to open source tools early on, if so when* do we need to change emphasis on the material covered in these courses== C Programming ==== C++ Programming ==* should students work with repositories* should students work in teams in OOP344, BTP300== Game Programming ==* what are the minimum requirements for game programming students ?* are those requirements being met ?* GAM666/DPS901 brings together programming and systems for the first time* should enrollment in the introductory course be capped* should CPD students be given the option to take introductory game programming** top CPD students who enroll often do well in this course* should workshops be added to these courses* should we issue game programming certificates== Open Source ==* what are the minimum requirements for open source students ?* are those requirements being met ?