About: A sidequest is an optional, not graded, not evaluated in anyway exploration into a topic. Sometimes it is just cool to know what is out there in the world. Sidequests come with a little descritions, presentations, related resources, and a sample code or exercise you can try. Side quests are likely a good area for further independent studies, research project, thesis, etc.


C with Classes


After using C for a full semester, you probably miss some of your favorite features. Things like classes, inheritence, information hiding, exceptions, etc.

Problem Statement

Implement a subset of OOP features in the C language.

Proposed Exercise

Start with implementing classes, then inheritence, then a few interesting features like exception handling.

Proposed Evaluation

Present several interesting code snippets that are robust in a C++ like manner. Measure the performance of your C implementation versus that of a C++ compiler.

Key Resources

(The first resource you should read)

Additional Resources