👋 Week 0 – Introduction to Lab Assignments

Welcome to the first lab of MEE 207 Fundamentals of Programming.
This week you will learn basics of Github and how to use GitHub Classroom and submit your assignments.

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📌 Why GitHub?

• Git is a tool to track changes in your code. With Git you can track the changes you make to your project so you always have a record of what you’ve worked on and can easily revert back to an older version if need be.
• GitHub is an online platform where you store and share your Git projects.
• In this course, you will use GitHub to receive lab templates and submit your solutions.

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📂 Key Terms

• Repository (repo): A repository is where your project work happens--think of it as your project folder. It contains all of your project’s files and revision history. You can work within a repository alone or invite others to collaborate with you on those files.
• Clone: When a repository is created with GitHub, it’s stored remotely in the cloud. With cloning you can make a local copy of the repository on your computer.
• Commit: Save a snapshot of your changes with a short message.
• Push: Upload your committed changes to GitHub.

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🚀 Submitting Your Work

You can submit your lab assignments in two ways:

1. Using Visual Studio (Enterprise)

1. Accept the assignment link shared by your instructor.
2. Open Visual Studio Enterprise → Clone a repository.
3. Paste the repository link from GitHub Classroom.
4. Make your changes (e.g., create or edit files).
5. From the Git menu, click Commit All and Push.
6. Go to GitHub and confirm that your files appear in the repository.

2. Using GitHub Web

1. Open your assignment repository on GitHub.
2. Click Add file → Create new file or Upload files.
3. Add or edit your file (e.g., main.c).
4. Write a short commit message (e.g., “added main.c”).
5. Click Commit changes.
6. Refresh your repository page to check your submission.

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📝 First Assignment

Create a file named main.c in your repository.
Your program should:

• Print your 9-digit student number on the first line.
• Print your first and last name on the second line.

Example Output

123456789
Ali Veli