C Helpdesk Reources

C and Java helpdesks

The C and Java helpdesk are now located at the Duty Programmers' Office (10.10.13). You must book a session on the staff booking page first. C and Java help is only available when there are multiple DPs on duty.

rmit.cs.lang.c newsgroup

The best place to ask general C-related questions is on the rmit.cs.lang.c newsgroup. This group is read by most C helpers, many lecturers and other staff at RMITCS

To subscribe to the group in tin or rtin, hit shift-s at the initial group menu and enter "rmit.cs.lang.c".

C Manual Pages

If you need information on a specific C function you can look it up in section 3 of the man pages on Yallara or Numbat. For example, to get information on the printf() function, enter:

man -s 3 printf

C Links

• The official (and not very useful) C and Java helpdesk page
• Iman's C tips page - includes many useful tips
• My C and C++ Tricks page

The Stanford CS Library has many useful materials, including:

• Essential C - a 45 page quick learning guide to C
• Pointers and Memory - a detailed 31 page explanation of Pointers and memory
• Linked List Basics - 21 page intro to Linked Lists (singly and doubly linked)
• Binary Trees - a 27 page introduction to simple Binary Trees.
• Finally, the Blinky Pointer Video - 3 minute claymation videos explaining how pointers work. Don't view this from Uni; the files are too big.