Programming Course (MSc Bioinformatics)

Dear students,

all points of assignment sheet 5 for the students which were on the edge of getting the exam admission are entered into the CMS.
So, everyone can now see if they have passed the assignment sheets and got the exam admission or not.

If you've got the exam admission, please register until July 25, 2025 for the "programming course - exam" / "Programmierkurs - Fachprüfung" in the LSF to take part in the exam.

Best regards,
Programming course team

Dear students, 

please check the material section for the exam information.

• August 01, 2025, 12:30-14:30, Building E2.5, Room 0.01 (Günther-Hotz Lecture Hall)
• Best be there at least 15 min before the start
• LSF (de-)registration deadline one week before exam!
• Be able to show your passport / ID and student ID card
• Bring a black or blue pen. Do not use pencils or other colors.
• No electronic devices
• No documents or notes are allowed to be used.

Best regards,
Programming course team

Dear students,

we've updated the CMakeLists.txt in the assignment 5 material (see materials).
In before it was set up to use C++17 and we've updated it to use C++20.
So, if you want to use C++20 features you can replace your CMakeLists.txt with the new one, otherwise you can leave it as it is.

Best regards,
Programming course team

Dear students,

for everyone taking part in the Computational Methods for Epigenome Analysis course of Prof. Fabian Müller, you still can take part in the Programming Course exam.
Just write Midhuna Maran (TA of the Computational Methods for Epigenome Analysis course) if you are taking part in both courses.

All the best,
Programming course team

Dear students,

we have set the dates and location for the exam and re-exam:

Exam: August 01, 2025, 12:30-14:30, Building E2 2, Room 0.01
Re-exam: September 11, 2025, 11:30-13:30, Building E2 2, Room 0.01

Don't forget to register in the HISPOS/LSF for the exams.

All the best,
Programming course team

Dear Students,

we've uploaded the automatic tests (including the secret tests) from assignment1 to the material section.
https://cms.sic.saarland/prog_bi_25/materials/ -> Assignment 1: Automatic Tests

It contains a folder with the input and solution files along with a text file "test-commands.txt" which contains the commands to test your code yourself.

Best regards
Your Programming Course-Team

Dear Students,

there were some mistakes in the line endings of the test files in the Assignment1 Material, so the cmp function will detect these and report a difference.
We've uploaded a corrected version with the correct line endings
Please download and replace the files in the test_files folder.
No other files were changed.

Best regards
Your Programming Course-Team

Dear students,

we've added an additional tutorial slot for thursdays 14:15-15:45.
You can freely choose a tutorial slot without any additional registration.
Both slots will cover the same content, so you should only go to one of them.

Tuesdays, 14:15-15:45,  Building E2.1 Room 001, Tutor: Ian Diks
Thursdays, 14:15-15:45,  Building E2.1 Room 001, Tutor: Dmitrii Tsybulkin

All the best,
Your Programming Course-Team