Hiya, Trusted Recipient,

We're back once more for Week 5! We have a quieter week in store, before a flurry of talks and socials planned for next week.

On Saturday at 5:30pm, we'll be back in Jesus College's E-sports Suite for the fourth session in our Learn to Code series, where we'll be covering loops.

If Learn to Code drives you loopy, we'll be in the Undergraduate Social Area also on Saturday at 7pm with our Problem Sheet and Panic session. Whether you have work to finish or you just want to grab some pizza, make sure to come along and hang out for a relaxed evening!

Finally, we'll be back in the trusty Undergraduate Social Area one more time on Sunday at 1:30pm for our enduring Competitive Programming bootcamp. Come along and practice your skills with friends!

— Declan, your ever-untrustworthy CompSoc envoy

Fun Computing Fact: Are you familiar with relational databases? If so, you may be interested to hear about Microsoft's attempt to model a computer's file system as a relational database! Windows Future Storage (WinFS for short) allowed programs to query the file system based on a file's metadata and for pieces of data on the volume to be linked by relationships.

WinFS was born from the Object File System which was part of Microsoft's ill-fated Cairo project for Windows in the 90s. It later became part of Windows Codename Longhorn, which went through a long and troubled development process from 2001 until its release as Windows Vista in 2006. Despite two beta versions of WinFS for Windows XP releasing in the intervening period, WinFS was axed for the final product, with only small individual components making their way into Vista.

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You'll never guess what's back this Saturday! That's right, we're back with the fourth installment in our annual Learn to Code series! Come along to Jesus College as usual at 5:30pm to continue your path to programming greatness by learning all about lists.

When: 5:30pm, Saturday 16th November

Where: E-sports Suite (Staircase 15), Jesus College Turl St, Oxford OX1 3DW

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Got some work that you have to catch on? Whether you want to get through that big pile of work or you just want to eat pizza, make sure to come along on Saturday at 7pm for our Problem Sheet and Panic session! We'll have our usual assortment of pizza and other such foodstuffs.

When: 7pm, Saturday 16th November

Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG

Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/91NUDufFS

On Sunday, we'll be back in the Undergraduate Social Area at 1:30pm for another Competitive Programming bootcamp! Come along and work on improving your skills after our contest last Monday with friends.

When: 1:30pm, Sunday 17th November

Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG

Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/57Uk7GpJq

Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS.

or, contact us at committee@ox.compsoc.net

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