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== Welcome to the CompSci.ca Wiki ==
This Wiki is for anything relating to Computer Science, [[the]] site [http://compsci.ca/ CompSci.ca], any technology-related stuff, or anything you want that is within reason. It is free to edit for everyone as long as they respect others and the site. We welcome any new pages you can think of, or anything you can add to our existing ones (incuding this one!). This wiki is for the users of [http://compsci.ca/ CompSci.ca]; it is up to you to add or update the content of this wiki!

== CompSci.ca Current News ==
[http://compsci.ca/ CompSci.ca] will be hosting and administering the [[DWITE]] programming contest starting Fall 2006.

We have set up a [http://blog.compsci.ca/ Blog] to publish information about the progress of contest's implemintation, as well as other [http://compsci.ca/ CompSci.ca] news, and [[Tony]]'s rants. It is likely that it will be much more up-to-date and detailed than this news sniplet here.

--Tony 12:20, 10 May 2006 (EST)

The [[CompSci.ca News]] Page.

== Highlighted Pages ==
[[IRC channel|IRC Channel]] - Info on the IRC Channel

[[BBCode]] Learn to use BBCode to format your posts

[[Tutorials]] - All your favourite [[CompSci.ca]] tutorials, only here instead!

[[WCG]] - World Community Grid

[[Dictionary of Dan]] - The New Dictionary of Dan project.

[[DuckFest]] - What The Duck?

'''''[[Special:Allpages]] - All Pages'''''

Want to write a new page? Then check out [[Special:Wantedpages]]. It is a list of all the pages people want to be writen up. So if you have no idea about what to write about, try here.

== How to use the CompSci.ca Wiki ==
The CompSci.ca Wiki works like many other popular wikis and is self explainatory for the most part. Though below are some tips on it's use:

'''Adding a page'''

<ol>
<li>Go to the page you want the new page to be linked from.</li>
<li>Click on the edit tab to edit the page. Add a link to the page you wish to create. The way to create a link is to place the new page's title in brackets. [ [ Page title ] ] (without the spaces)</li>
<li>Save the page. Your link will show up as a red link which, when clicked, will bring you to an edit page for your new page.</li>
<li>Edit and save your new page.</li>
</ol>
'''OR'''
<ol>
<li>Type the following into your browser, where [Page Title] is the title of the page you wish to create.</li>
<blockquote>http://www.compsci.ca/wiki/index.php?title= [Page Title]</blockquote>
<li>Add content and save.</li>
</ol>

== Computer Science Links ==
[http://www.compsci.ca CompSci.ca]

'''''[[Links]] - Links Page'''''

CompSci.ca

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[[Image:logo2.gif|thumb|right|CompSci.ca logo]]

== What is CompSci.ca ==
Described as
<code>
All for student computer science needs. Tutorials, sample codes, discussion and help for programming languages such as [[Turing]], [[Ruby]], [[C]], C++, Visual Basic, [[Java]], PHP and more.</code>

CompSci.ca is a Canada based, online community of those interested in Computer Science. Registered members write and read tutorials, share source code, discuss algorithms, concepts and ideas, <strike>and of course help out those poor highschool souls who will drop out of school if someone doesn't write their projects for them</strike>. Well not really.

== CompSci.ca resources ==
[http://www.compsci.ca/ Forum]

[http://wiki.compsci.ca/ This wiki]

[http://blog.compsci.ca/ News blog]

Ruby

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[[Image:Ruby.gif|frame|right|The [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ Ruby] logo]]
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"Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write." -- from the [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ official Ruby homepage].

* [http://www.compsci.ca/v2/index.php?c=13 Ruby] forums on [[CompSci.ca]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_(programming_language) Ruby Programming Language] on Wikipedia

File:Ruby.gif

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Ruby Logo

Ruby

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"Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write." -- from the [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ official Ruby homepage].

* [http://www.compsci.ca/v2/index.php?c=13 Ruby] forums on [[CompSci.ca]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_(programming_language) Ruby Programming Language] on Wikipedia

Tutorials

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==Language Independent Tutorials==
Tutorials that don't depend on a specific language, though they may use examples in one.

To learn how to format your messages in [[the]] [[CompSci.ca]] forum, read the [[BBCode]] tutorial.

==C/C++/C# Tutorials==
Tutorials Specific to [[C]] and [[CPP|C++]]; and perhaps even some [[C_Sharp|C#]].

*[[Basic String Handling in C]]
*[[Editing and Compiling programs on windows via MinGW]]
*[[Introduction to CPP|Introduction to C++]]
*[[Why you should avoid arrays using CPP|Why you should avoid arrays using C++]]
*[[Why you should learn C]]

[http://www.compsci.ca/v2/viewforum.php?f=16 C/C++/C# tutorials on CompSci.ca]

==Java Tutorials==
[[Java]] specific tutorials.

[http://www.compsci.ca/v2/viewforum.php?f=22 Java tutorials on CompSci.ca]

==Ruby Tutorials==
[[Ruby]] specific tutorials.

[http://www.compsci.ca/v2/viewforum.php?f=59 Ruby tutorials on CompSci.ca]

==Turing Tutorials==
[[Turing]] specific tutorials.

[http://www.compsci.ca/v2/viewforum.php?f=3 Turing tutorials on CompSci.ca]

==VB Tutorials==
[[Visual Basic]] Specific tutorials.

[http://www.compsci.ca/v2/viewforum.php?f=12 Visual Basic Tutorials on CompSci.ca]

==Io Tutorial==
[[An Introduction to Io]]

==WML Tutorials==
*[[Introduction to WML]]
*[[Dynamic WML]]

Java

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Evdawg:

Java is a programming language designed for boring people who aren't smart enough to handle [[C]].

^^I wonder who wrote that? *rolls eyes* Don't be discouraged. Where's rizzix in this? Java is a nice, clean language, and is very portable. Also very good for learning Object Oriented programming styles. Java has many good uses and is my favourite language by and far. There's also a lot of other languages that use the java libraries like [http://scala.epfl.ch/ Scala], [http://nice.sourceforge.net/ Nice], [http://jaskell.codehaus.org/ Jaskell], and [http://groovy.codehaus.org/ Groovy].

* [http://www.compsci.ca/v2/index.php?c=11 Java] forums on [[CompSci.ca]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language) Java Programming Language] on Wikipedia

Java

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C

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Normally, the third letter in the roman alphabet, however also the name of a relatively low-level programming language, developed by Dennis Ritchie.

* [http://www.compsci.ca/v2/index.php?c=6 C/C++] forums on [[CompSci.ca]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language) C Programming Language] on Wikipedia

IRC channel

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Evdawg:

[[The]] #compsci.ca channel on IRC is where all the cool members are hanging out. Chances are, if you're not there, you're missing something exciting and important.

To join the CompSci.ca IRC community, you need an [[IRC Client]]. We recommend [[X-Chat]]. Join any of the servers and channels described below.

==Networks==
===CompSci.ca's own IRC Network===
'''Server:''' irc.compsci.ca

'''Main Channel:''' #compsci.ca

'''Off Topic Channel:''' #compsci.ca-chat

This new network was formed by (in no particular order) Hacker_Dan, md, timmytheturtle, Hikaru79, TheFerret, and rdrake. You can join either the server above, or one of the following leaf servers (excluding irc.compsci.ca, which is a hub):
*irc.compsci.ca ([[Hacker_Dan]])
*nadia.irc.compsci.ca ([[md]]/[[cornflake]])
*melchior.irc.compsci.ca ([[timmytheturtle]])
*ferret.irc.compsci.ca ([[TheFerret]]) - Server Down
*darkmatter.irc.compsci.ca:16667 ([[rdrake]]/[[cartoon_shark]]) - Server Down
Of course, the owners of the servers are also your friendly neighbourhood IRCops.

Joining a server near you *might* improve your latency; at least with those who are also near you. The server's are located as follows:
*irc.compsci.ca -> Thunder Bay
*nadia.irc.compsci.ca -> Ottawa
*melchior.irc.compsci.ca -> Kingston
*ferret.irc.compsci.ca -> Sarnia
*darkmatter.irc.compsci.ca -> Oshawa

'''Update''': Irc.CompSci.ca is now using a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_robin_DNS roundrobin dns] system. Connecting to it will send you to either the main hub (main.irc.compsci.ca) or the leaf nadia.irc.compsci.ca. Also ferret.irc.compsci.ca and darkmatter.irc.compsci.ca have gone down, unknown if they will return.

'''Update2''': irc.compsci.ca is no longer in use. Use #compsci.ca on irc.afternet.org instead.

===CompSci.ca community on AfterNET===

'''Server:''' irc.afternet.org

'''Main Channel:''' #compsci.ca

'''Self-taught Programming Channel:''' #exile-cafe

==History==
===Of The Main Channel===

Much of #compsci.ca's early history is shrouded in mystery. Nobody is quite sure the exact time when it was created, but rumour has it that [[Coutsos]] was its founder, although he did not begin to regularly attend it until quite some time later. Its first regular inhabitants were [[wtd]] and a mysterious lurker named [[Ultrahex]], who though a member of compsci does not seem to ever post on the forums. Things took off sometime in early 2005, when a wave of members, including [[Hikaru79]], [[Coutsos]], [[Cervantes]], and [[Gandalf]] started regularly attending the channel. At present, #compsci.ca has a regular population of about ten, give or take, although it is subject to occasional flurries of activity, often when the moon is full.

As of April 15th, 2006, #compsci.ca is for [[CompSci.ca]] and programming related discussion. Excessive off topic discussion is to be held elsewhere.

===Of The Self-taught Programming Channel===
This channel was thought of on the [http://www.compsci.ca/v2/viewtopic.php?t=10613 forums] by [[wtd]] on December 14, 2005. The main interest of this new channel is [[Ruby]] and [[O'Caml]]. This channel is not for the people who are taught programming in high school but for the people who self-teach it. When [[wtd]] announced it, there was a great cheer for [[wtd]] since he created the channel for the rest of the users to use and ask questions about. Now that the #cs-self-taught channel has been merged into the #exile-cafe channel, all relevant discussion may proceed there.

===Of The Compsci.ca Chat Channel===
Founded in April 15th, 2006 during the [[Great IRC Crackdown]] of 2006, it was designed to reduce much of the spam going on in the #compsci.ca main room.

This new channel is a place for more relaxed chat, the old is for more [[CompSci.ca]] related discussion and computer science in general. Programming, operating systems, etc., it's all welcome in #compsci.ca. If you are going to spam, please join #compsci.ca-chat. If you spam too much, you will be devoiced and/or kicked.

As of July 2006 this channel's existance has dwindled, and it is no longer used. General discussion may take place in #compsci.ca in a moderated fashion. Spamming and the like are still not tolerated on the main channel.

==Daily Life==

Much of #compsci.ca's time is spent in utter silence (while its members spend time in deep personal reflection and thought), broken periodically by outbursts of conversation, instruction, and weirdness. Hilarity often ensues. Confusion can become rampant when [[the]] mature members take to stealing each other's nicknames (see [[Coutsos Identity Crisis]]). On a good day, [[wtd]] can be observed teaching some interesting, mind-blowing new programming concept.

Ocasionally if you are really lucky you'll witness something as bizzare as [http://www.compsci.ca/wiki/index.php?title=IRC_2006_01_17 this wonderful event].

== IRC Names to CompSci.ca User Names ==
*'''[[wtd]]''' - wtd, Lotho
*'''[[Cornflake]]''' - God, md, or cornflake
*'''[[Coutsos]]''' - Coutsos
*'''[[Cervantes]]''' - Cervantes, [[Minsc]], and 100's of other variations that come up
*'''[[Gandalf]]''' - Gandalf, [Gandalf]
*'''[[Hikaru79]]''' - Hikaru79
*'''[[Hacker Dan]]''' - Hacker_Dan, Dan
*'''[[timmytheturtle]]''' - timmy, timmytheturtle, timmythetortoise
*'''[[Amailer]]''' - Amailer
*'''[[TheFerret]]''' - TheFerret, Furo
*'''[[Martin]]''' - mdkess
*'''[[cartoon_shark]]''' - rdrake
*'''[[rizzix]]''' - rizzix
*Compwiz333 - '''[[A-Pomb]]'''
*'''[[Bored]]''' - Bored, Confused
*'''[[Aziz]]''' - Aziz

<br/>*Note: May vary greatly when [[name-switching game]] is in progress.

==The Future==

The future for #compsci.ca is looking bright, as it receives more and more attention in the compsci.ca community, particularly through the siggies and evangelism of [[Cervantes]], [[Coutsos]], and [[Hikaru79]]. With any luck, it will soon be as integral a part of the compsci.ca experience as the forum has come to be.

[[Hacker Dan]] has integrated a Java-based IRC client that will send users to the channel directly from the forums. The feature is currently included in the alpha version of [[V3]].