Dear Students,

Currently one of our Masters Thesis Students is looking for participants for an eye-tracking study.
You can find some more information in the following:

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Are you interested in participating in an exciting eye-tracking study for programmers?

Join us for a research study on program comprehension led by Nils Alznauer for his Master's thesis at the Software Engineering chair.

Ever wondered how your eyes move when you're diving into code? We'll uncover the secrets behind program comprehension by tracking your eye movements as you explore.

Are you enrolled in a computer science-related bachelor’s program, have you previously utilized Python (Prog2 Prep Course is sufficient) and do you speak either German or English? Then you are the perfect participant for this study!

Overall Time Commitment: less than 1 hour 30 minutes
Where: E1 1, Room 2.09
When: 09.02.2024 - 26.04.2024

Plus, just for participating, you'll score a snack box for your upcoming exams!

And there's a chance to win one of two 25€ Amazon vouchers.

Interested? Secure your spot now: Meeting Slot

Rest assured, your privacy is our priority. All data collected will be anonymized and securely stored. Ready to dive into the fascinating world of program comprehension with us?

Sign up now and let's uncover some tech mysteries together! Best regards, Nils

Dear students,

the final exam will take place on the 15th of February at 10:00am. We have to separate you into three different rooms: The GHH (E2.2) and HS001, HS002, and HS003 in E1.3. We will start the entrance control at 09:50am. You have to be in the lecture hall by 10:00am at the latest.

You can find the information about the room you have been assigned to in the following table:

Please read the following information carefully to ensure a problem free exam:

• Exam duration: 90 minutes
• There are no additional aids (e.g., notes, calculator, ...) allowed.
• Please have your student ID and photo ID ready for identity control.
• Only use indelible pens (e.g., ballpoint pens, ink pens). Do not use red or green pens or pencils.
• You can provide solutions in English or German. However, do not switch languages within a task.
• There is no fixed seating plan. Take any free seat with an exam in front in your assigned lecture room.

Best,
the SE team

Dear Students,

If you want to take the first exam on February 15th, please keep in mind that you have to register until this Thursday (February 8th) through the LSF.

If you cannot register in LSF for any reason, but still want to take the exam, please contact us via mail as soon as possible.

Best,

the SE team

Dear students,

The German Meteorological Service has issued its highest level warning that there is a very high risk of black ice for tomorrow, Wednesday, 17 January 2024.

Therefore, the university strongly advises to not carry out any in-person activities tomorrow, to not bring anyone into danger by going to university.
Thus, tomorrows tutorial session will be completely online in MS teams. In-person participation will not be possible.

As by the current forecasts, the weather situation should have eased by Thursday. Thus the tutorial session on Friday should be hybrid as usual. We will inform you if there are any changes.

Stay safe,

the SE team

Dear Students,

we just received the links for the course evaluation. Please take your time to fill out the evaluation forms. It really helps us to improve the course in the next years. There are two links, one for the lecture and one for the tutorials. The evaluation is open until 31.01.2024.

Lecture evaluation: https://qualis.uni-saarland.de/eva/?l=146435&p=pejg3k
Tutorial evaluation: https://qualis.uni-saarland.de/eva/?l=1464351&p=c9ozjq

Best,
the SE Team

Dear students,

due to the Christmas break, there are no lecture videos this week, only an exercise sheet including last week's topics.

The timetable for the coming weeks looks as follows:
18.12.            handout Assignment 3
19.12. 12:00 Q&A session
3.1./5.1.        discussion sheet 08
8.1.                Assignment 3 submission deadline / next lecture videos / handout sheet 10
9.1.                Q&A session
10.1./12.1.    discussion sheet 09

Best,
the SE-team

Dear Students,

We have just released the third assignment sheet. You can find it in the "Materials" section in the CMS.

We also provide you with a project skeleton you have to use for submission. The assignment sheet contains all further information on how and when to hand in your submission.

Any questions regarding the assignment can be asked in tomorrows Q&A session or the forum.

Best,
the SE Team

Dear students,

we have uploaded a new version of the project skeleton where we have fixed another two issues:
- Fixed platform dependent line breaks (see here)
- Fixed decorator order example (see here)

Note that both changes do not impact the implementation task itself, but mostly the execution of the tests.

Best,
the SE-team

Dear students,

we have uploaded a new version of the project skeleton where we have fixed two small issues:
- the preprocessor version used an incorrect feature in one location (see this forum post)
- the decorator interfaces had incorrect type annotations for the logger variable

In addition, we specified more clearly in the tests for subtask b) in which order the decorators have to be combined.

Best,
the SE-team

Are you interested in participating in an exciting EEG and eye-tracking study for programmers? Look no further! We have a fantastic opportunity for you to contribute to cutting-edge research in the field of neuroscience.

In this study, we will be using state-of-the-art EEG and eye-tracking technology to gain valuable insights into the human brain when programmers are reading code.

By participating, you will have the chance to learn more about your own brain and how it processes information.
As a token of our appreciation for your participation, you will receive a generous compensation for your time and effort (about €24 for two hours).
You will also receive snacks and beverages during the experiment.

To participate, you need to

• be fluent in either English or German.
• be enrolled in a master's program or already have a master’s degree.
• have some programming experience and have used Java (Prog. 2 or similar is sufficient).
• be right-handed.

Sign up for our EEG and eye-tracking study today and embark on a fascinating journey into the world of neuroscience!
Reserve your spot at: https://calendly.com/programcomprehensionstudy/eye-tracking-eeg-studie

We look forward to welcoming you to our study!
For more information look at the attached flyer.

Dear Students,

We have just released the second assignment sheet. You can find it in the "Materials" section in the CMS.

We also provide you with a project skeleton you have to use for submission. The assignment sheet contains all further information on how and when to hand in your submission.

Any questions regarding the assignment can be asked in tomorrows Q&A session or the forum.

Best,
the SE Team

Dear Students,

We have uploaded a minor correction to the first assignment sheet.
In the tar man page for Task 2, the synopsis of the "delete" option was updated which was previously inconsistent to the textual description.

Please make sure to download the latest version of the Assignment Sheet to avoid any mistakes.

Sorry for the inconveniences.

Best,

the SE team.

Dear Students,

We have just released the first assignment sheet. You can find it in the "Materials" section in the CMS.

We also provide you with a LaTeX template you have to use for submission. The assignment sheet contains all further information on how and when to hand in your submission.

Any questions regarding the assignment can be asked in tomorrows Q&A session or the forum.

Best,
the SE Team

Dear students,

tomorrow (2023-10-24), there will be an introductory session where we discuss organizational matters regarding the course this year.
The session takes place during the time slot of the Q&A session, that is, at 12:15 in HS 002.

Unfortunately, this room does not have a teams setup, so this session, as well as all the other Q&A sessions are in-presence only.
Therefore, we have already uploaded the slides with all the information that will be discussed in the session.

Any remaining questions can also be asked in our forum. The link for that can also be found in the uploaded slides or in the menu bar on the CMS.

Best,
the SE-team