C Piscine @ 42

About 42

42 is a global education initiative that proposes a new way of learning technology: no teachers,
no classrooms, students learning from their fellow students (peer to peer learning), with a
methodology that develops both computing and life skills. The 42 cursus is free for whoever is
approved in its selection process. The so-called "C Piscine", a 26-day C programming bootcamp,
is the last stage in the selection process for becoming a "cadet" (42's student).

Skills developed at C Piscine

Hard-skills

# C Language
	The primary language learned at the 42's Piscine is C: dealing with variables,
	pointers, memory allocation, macros, as well as creating functions and programs,
	including the use and creation of libraries and Makefiles.

# Shell
	The first two days of the bootcamp are dedicated to learning basic to intermediate
	shell commands to seamlessly navigate through the terminal.

# Git
	All projects are submitted via a remote git repository, which demands students to
	be at ease with such a system.

Soft-skills

# Self-learning and proactiveness
	At 42, self-learning is at the core of its peer to peer learning methodology. There
	are no teachers whatsoever; the learning process is based on googling, enquiring
	your classmates, and empirical knowledge, each student learning at their own pace.

# Teamwork
	On weekends, a 48h team project called "Rush" is proposed: a 3-member group randomly
	chosen by the school's system must collaboratively develop a fully running application.
	The major challenge here is to equalize the different knowledge levels while finding a
	common work methodology that allows all team members to contribute to the project.

# Time management and resiliency
	The school is open 24/7. Thus, the so-called "pisciners" are free to work whenever
	they want, which demands excellent time management skills and resiliency for not
	"drowning" amid the massive load of work demanded by the non-stop 26-day program.

Curriculum

The table below presents the C Piscine's curriculum in chronological order in which it was completed by me - order of completed subjects and corresponding attained level may vary among students.

#	SUBJECT	LANGUAGE	DURATION	EXPERIENCE	STATUS	ATTAINED LEVEL
00	Eu aceito	N/A	-	0 XP	100% ✔️	level 0 - 0%
01	Shell 00	Shell	about 1 day	100 XP	100% ✔️	level 0 - 88%
02	Exam 00	C	about 4 hours	225 XP	48% ✔️	level 1 - 73%
03	Shell 01	Shell	about 1 day	100 XP	100% ✔️	level 2 - 45%
04	Rush 00	C	2 days	150 XP	0% ❌	-
05	C 00	C	about 1 day	100 XP	100% ✔️	level 3 - 12%
06	Exam 01	C	about 4 hours	225 XP	32% ✔️	level 3 - 55%
07	C 01	C	about 1 day	100 XP	100% ✔️	level 4 - 14%
08	Rush 01	C	2 days	150 XP	0% ❌	-
09	C 02	C	about 1 day	100 XP	87% ✔️	level 4 - 60%
10	C 03	C	about 1 day	100 XP	100% ✔️	level 5 - 12%
11	Exam 02	C	about 4 hours	225 XP	70% ✔️	level 5 - 85%
12	Rush 02	C	2 days	150 XP	10% ❌	-
13	C 04	C	about 1 day	100 XP	100% ✔️	level 6 - 29%
14	C 06	C	about 1 day	100 XP	100% ✔️	level 6 - 70%
15	C 05	C	about 1 day	100 XP	90% ✔️	level 7 - 7%
16	C 07	C	about 1 day	100 XP	15% ❌	-
17	C 08	C	about 1 day	100 XP	40% ❌	-
18	Final Exam	C	about 8 hours	375 XP	48% ✔️	level 7 - 73%