Currently, I am selected as a formal student by 42 London after 26-day intense piscine. I have passed my libft project which is circle 0. Now the next project is about file handling input/output in C. To do it differently, I tried to plan for my project in a detailed way, especially for breaking down project into manageable tasks.
- Understand File Input/output basic (Days 1-5)
- Specific: Focus on the fundamental concepts of file input/output in C
- Measurable: Complete online tutorials or exercises covering basic file operations, such as opening, reading, and closing files
- Actionable: Write a simple C program that opens a file, reads its contents, and prints them to the console
- Explore File Stream
- Specifics: Dive deeper into the concept of file streams
- Measurable: Read relevant sections in C programming books or documentation about file streams
- Actionable: implement a program that uses both
fopen
andopen
functions to handle file input
- Differentiate
FILE
and normalfd
- Specifics: Understand the distinctions between
FILE
and a regular file descriptor (fd
) - Measurable: Write a comparative analysis highlighting the key differences and use cases of
FILE
and file descriptors
- Specifics: Understand the distinctions between
- Advanced Understanding of File I/O
- Goals gain an advanced understanding of file I/O concepts beyond the project requirements
- Actionable: Explore concepts such as file modes, file permissions, error handing in file I/O operations, and seek to understand how the operating system manages file data
- Dynamic memory management mastery
- Goal: Master Dynamic memory management using
malloc
andfree
- Actionable: practice allocating and freeing memor in various scenarios
- Experiment with different allocation strategies, handle edge cases, and ensure proper error checking
- Goal: Master Dynamic memory management using
- Error Handling Practices
- goal: Develop effective error-handing practice for file I/O operations
- Actionable: implement robust error-checking mechanisms in you "get_next_line" project. Consider all possible failure scenarios and implement graceful error handling using retrun values and errno
- Code Modularity and Readability
- Goal: Emphasize code modularity and readability
- Actionable: Refactor your code into modular functions with clear responsibilities. ensure that each function does one thing well and is easy to understand. strive for a clean and readable codebase
- Testing strategies
- Goal: Develop effective testing strategies
- Actionable: Create comprehensive test case for your
get_next_line
function include tests for various file types, edge cases, and unexpected scenarios. consider automating your tests for ease of future validation
- Documentation Best Practices
- Goal: Adhere to documentation best practices
- Actionable: keep your code well-documented with clear comments explaining the purpose of each function and any intricate parts of your implementation
- ensure your README file provides comprehensive instructions on how to use your "get_next_line" function
- Version Control Proficiency
- Goal: gain proficiency in version control using git
- Actionable: use git for version control during the development of your project.
- practice commiting changes, branching, and merging to maintain a well-organised project history
- Explore Advanced File I/O concepts
- Goal: Explore advanced file I/O concepts not covered in the project requirements
- Actionable: Investigate topics like memory-mapped files, asynchronous file I/O, or other advanced file handling techniques. while not directly applicable to the project, expanding your knowledge will deepen your understanding of file operations