Because my upcoming C++ test is hard I want to be able to alt tab into VSCode to test things. Obviously, safe exam browser doesn't let you do this. Any of you with first hand experience in getting around this? Hypothetically.

    • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      Holy shit, I am shocked by not letting you test the code as you write it. I taught myself how to use VBA to what I feel is a high level trying to automate my job at the adrenachrome factory. I cannot imagine the practical application of being able to memorize code. That's what G*ogle is for. They want you to imagine what your code does? There are literally pictures in the dev notes! What do you mean???

        • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]
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          4 years ago

          I feel like 8/9ths of the job is testing, debugging, g*ogling, and contemplating while a small minority is writing shit like that. Can you confirm? That seems bonkers that you would test memory under pressure as the primary attribute of ability to code.

    • throwaway2 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      It seems as though the punishment for getting caught is only a temporary suspension from the university, something like 2-4 weeks. I have also been studying plenty though. I may attempt to cheat without modifying the SEB, something like hiding notes in an angle the zoom call won't reveal.

      it’s honestly horrible to me to see programming taught this way. same goes for those dogshit C#/Java courses that introduce students to programming with a boatload of GUI dev shit on top of it all

      To be fair, most of our grades comes from assignments, we only have 1 test here at the end of the course.

      • ToastGhost [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        if most of your grade comes from assignments, why are you determined to do well on this test, even to the point of risking punishment? If i were you id just do the test, and if i suck at it ill still end up at like an 80 for the class. Unless of course you really need this grade to pass the class, in that case i understand. but if youre just trying to be a perfectionist and get perfect grades, dont bother, its a toxic mindset to have and ive seen it first hand.

        • throwaway2 [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Oh, sorry, it's not really a grading system. It's moreso we either pass or don't pass every assignment, and we need to pass every assignment (Not necessarily at an A-level) and every test to pass the course.