slides: Minor updates to getting started and stdlib

Signed-off-by: Jason Lowe-Power <[email protected]>
gem5bootcamp · Oct 31, 2024 · 1f36f9f · 1f36f9f
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diff --git a/materials/02-Using-gem5/01-stdlib/01-components.py b/materials/02-Using-gem5/01-stdlib/01-components.py
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 the gem5 simulator output.
 
 $ gem5-mesi 01-components.py
-Generate Time:       0.00462
-Build Time:          0.00141
-Graph has 1024 nodes and 10496 undirected edges for degree: 10
-...
-Average Time:        0.00009
 """
 
 from gem5.components.boards.simple_board import SimpleBoard

diff --git a/slides/01-Introduction/03-getting-started.md b/slides/01-Introduction/03-getting-started.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ This guarantees everyone is using the same environment and will make debugging e
 **AFTER** joining the classroom, you can go to the repository and click on the green "Code" button.
 Again, note that this is the repo where the slides are.
 
-<https://github.com/gem5bootcamp/2024/>
+<https://github.com/gem5bootcamp/latin-america-2024/>
 
 ![Screenshot of starting a codespace](03-getting-started-imgs/codespaces-screenshot-1.drawio.png)
 
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ You can also open it in your local VS Code if you install the Codespaces extensi
   - Markdown version of these slides. Used to build the website/slides.
   - You can also preview the slides in VS Code.
 - **`materials/`**
-  - Python scripts and other materials for the tutorial.
-  - Most of the live coding examples will be here.
+  - Python scripts and other materials for the class examples.
   - Completed examples are in the `completed` directories.
-- A few other things for the website, automatic building, VS Code configurations, etc.
+- **`homework/`**
+  - Homework assignments
 
 Both the slides and materials are broken down into sections and lessons.
 We use numbering to keep them in order.

diff --git a/slides/02-Using-gem5/01-stdlib.md b/slides/02-Using-gem5/01-stdlib.md
@@ -9,6 +9,22 @@ title: gem5's Standard Library
 
 ## gem5's Standard Library
 
+Using gem5's python interface
+
+---
+
+## Using gem5
+
+### Remember: gem5's interface is *Python*.
+
+Computer systems are complex. A declarative interface (e.g., `ini` or `json`) files, would be difficult to use.
+
+Assuming we want to write *code* to describe the system we are going to simulate, we don't want to have to write down every single detail every time.
+
+Python is well-suited for these kinds of "domain-specific languages."
+
+You can think of gem5 similar to [TensorFlow](https://www.tensorflow.org/) or [PyTorch](https://pytorch.org/). It's a *framework* or *language* for describing and simulating computer systems.
+
 ---
 
 ## Why a Standard Library?
@@ -267,6 +283,13 @@ simTicks                                   9093461436
 
 ## Exercise questions
 
+<iframe src="https://app.sli.do/event/qpr43XWrbjYJCdE3GHGCWg/embed/polls/63d7ea52-2bb4-45a8-ae01-9aa3ecf044cd" width="800" height="150"></iframe>
+
+<iframe src="https://app.sli.do/event/qpr43XWrbjYJCdE3GHGCWg/embed/polls/ae905f28-f1cd-475f-a758-a59be860157d" width="800" height="150"></iframe>
+
+<iframe src="https://app.sli.do/event/qpr43XWrbjYJCdE3GHGCWg/embed/polls/fe32093c-1c7a-4008-95d3-1010caa51057" width="800" height="150"></iframe>
+
+<!--
 ### What is the average IPC?
 
 See the `ipc` in the stats.txt file.
@@ -277,11 +300,11 @@ See the `ipc` in the stats.txt file.
 See the `simSeconds` in the stats.txt file.
 **Answer**: 0.009093s
 
-### What is the output of the simulated program?
+### What is first line of the output of the simulated program?
 
 See the standard output of the program.
 **Answer**: "Generate Time:       0.00462"... etc.
-
+-->
 ---
 
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