Repo exploration for overloading ops in C++ Activity
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| Title | Exploring a C++ GitHub repository to learn about operator overloading |
| Overview | Student will search a repo to find a specific class that implements infinite precision arithmetic and answer questions about it |
| Prerequisite Knowledge | Basic CS1 background, including basic C++ class programming concepts |
| Learning Objectives | The student should be able to search GitHub repositories in general; to read code and understand enough to know what overloaded operators do; to understand what inline functions are and when it is appropriate to use them; and to understand the advantages of using overloaded C++ operators and how to create them. |
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| ACM Knowledge Area/Knowledge Unit | What ACM Computing Curricula 2013 knowledge area and units does this activity cover? ACM_Body_of_Knowledge |
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