University of California, Santa Cruz
Go and C++: Programming in Two Successor Languages of C Specialization

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University of California, Santa Cruz

Go and C++: Programming in Two Successor Languages of C Specialization

Launch Your Career in Computer Science. Master C++ and Go programming languages.

Ira Pohl

Instructor: Ira Pohl

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Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Write, compile, and debug a program in C++ and Go programming languages

  • Describe, analyze, and express algorithms

  • Use the Standard Template Library

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Write a simple program.

  • Compile, debug, and run a program.

  • Apply concepts related to arrays, slices, pointers, functions and data types.

  • Apply concepts connected to flow of control, especially iteration and recursion.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Computer Programming
Category: Go (Programming Language)
Category: Data Type
Category: Debugging
Category: Arrays

What you'll learn

  • Explain and apply concepts related to type declarations, structs, methods, and Monte Carlo simulations.

  • Apply basic techniques and concepts of data structures and algorithms.

  • Apply concepts related to interfaces, sort, and error checking.

  • Apply concepts connected to channels, deadrock, workers, select, waitgroup, mutex, and testing.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Error Handling
Category: Computer Programming
Category: Go (Programming Language)
Category: Data Structures Construction
Category: Type Declarations

C++ For C Programmers, Part A

Course 313 hours4.4 (2,292 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Convert C programs to C++.

  • Use basic container classes.

  • Apply the principles of Dijkstra's shortest path algorithm.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Graph Theory
Category: C++11
Category: C++
Category: Graph Algorithms

C++ For C Programmers, Part B

Course 414 hours4.5 (324 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Use the Standard Template Library.

  • Apply inheritance logic and C++ syntax.

  • Describe and compare Min-Max and the Alpha-Beta algorithm for game playing.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Graph Theory
Category: C++11
Category: Standard Template Library
Category: C++

Instructor

Ira Pohl
University of California, Santa Cruz
8 Courses535,280 learners

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