Guidelines for Homework Submission

General

• All homework must be handed in on time (even if incomplete!)
• Remember that the goal is legibility/readability
• Each file printed out should start on its own page
• Permanently fasten your papers together
• Put the files in an easily reviewable order--main program first, header files and then bodies for the classes or functions.

Indentation

• Please indent each level from two to six spaces (2, 3, 4, 5, or 6).
• Please indent each level the same amount.
• The only recognized exception is for the labels in a switch statement (which may be indented 1/2 level)
• Be consistent in placement of curly braces (e.g., always open at left on a new line)

Comments

• The only required comment is the "top block"
• The top block must contain your name and the file name
• Comments must be provided when anything unusual or non-obvious is put in your program
• Canonical example: clearing an input buffer after reading a value

Formatting

• Line up statements in the same block.
• Make sure no text is beyond the right margin of the paper
• Use white space liberally to enhance readability
• Make sure your printout is legible.
• Ribbon/Toner is sufficient
• Text does not go off edges of paper
• Use a fixed width font such as Courier or Typewriter to aid readability

Sample runs

• When the problem asks for sample runs with particular data, use that data and not other data you have made up.
• If your program will not run, submit your error listing as the output of your sample run
• In a Unix environment, you can run "script" to save a transscript of your session; Under DOS, you can use Control-P to toggle printing on and off; Under Windows you -might- be able to scroll the session, select it and paste it into a word processing document.
• You may (and should!) make many other runs for testing purposes
• You will likely use several main programs to build up confidence in your implementation
• You will learn to "design a little, code a little, test a little"

Questions

• Be sure to answer any questions that are part of the problems. Questions in the Notes section are for your thought only.

Resubmissions

• All resubmissions must be accompanied by the original submission for comparison.
• All original submissions must be handed in on time, even if incomplete
• Resubmissions will receive a maximum score of 90
• Papers not handed in on time will receive a score of 0