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CS50x 2025 - Lecture 2 - Arrays

CS50Programming
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1

Quantifying Reading Levels with Code

1:15-6:36•5m 21sIntro
2

Introduction to Cryptography and String Needs

6:36-8:32•1m 56sIntro
3

Understanding the Compilation Process: Make vs. Clang

8:34-15:00•6m 26sImplementation
4

The Four Stages of Compilation: Preprocessing, Compiling, Assembling, Linking

15:00-26:43•11m 43sImplementation
5

Decompilation and Debugging Fundamentals

26:43-33:27•6m 44sDebugging
6

Debugging with Printf and Its Limitations

33:29-39:37•6m 8sDebugging
7

Advanced Debugging with Debug50 (VS Code Debugger)

39:39-47:23•7m 44sDebugging
8

Data Types, Memory, and the Need for Arrays

47:23-57:21•9m 58sSetup
9

Introduction to Arrays: Definition and Syntax

57:21-1:03:30•6m 9sImplementation
10

Constants and Passing Arrays to Functions

1:03:30-1:11:22•7m 52sImplementation
11

Strings as Character Arrays and the Null Terminator

1:11:25-1:21:59•10m 34sImplementation
12

Arrays of Strings and Nested Indexing

1:22:02-1:27:10•5m 8sImplementation
13

Calculating String Length: Manual and `strlen`

1:27:13-1:34:29•7m 16sImplementation
14

Character Case Conversion with `ctype.h`

1:34:34-1:48:07•13m 33sImplementation
15

Command-Line Arguments: `argc` and `argv`

1:48:07-1:58:19•10m 12sImplementation
16

Program Exit Statuses and Caesar Cipher

1:58:19-2:09:48•11m 29sImplementation
17

Conclusion and Farewell

2:09:48-2:10:18•30sConclusion

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Published Sep 16, 2024
Analyzed Jan 16, 2026

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This CS50 lecture introduces advanced C programming concepts, including the multi-step compilation process (preprocessing, compiling, assembling, linking) and essential debugging techniques using `printf` and `debug50`. It delves into memory management, explaining data types, arrays, and strings as character arrays with null terminators, demonstrating how to manipulate text and calculate string lengths. Finally, the lecture covers command-line arguments (`argc`, `argv`), program exit statuses, and applies these concepts to implement a basic Caesar cipher for cryptography.

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