We will use PostgreSQL as the database system for programming assignments. You are
free to program in any programming language that has an open implementation but if you plan to usea language other than C or Java, you should check with me very early in the course. (As an initial
check, your proposed environment should be easily testable on gandalf, our main Unix host.)
Class accounts:
Class accounts for Unix and PostgreSQL will be generated based on the forms distributed
at the first class meeting. If you missed them, please get in touch with me. You should be able to
access your accounts from anywhere on the Internet (including the labs in Neville Hall and elsewhere
on campus) by using ssh to connect to cs.umaine.edu. On most Unix hosts, the command ssh -lusername cs.umaine.edu should suffice. For Windows hosts, the freely available Putty program works
well: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/. Do not use unencrypted telnetsessions to connect to your account!