CPSC 329

Software Development

Fall 2012

CPSC 329 Syllabus

Reading, when assigned, is to be done for the class period where it is listed.

Dates for things in light gray are tentative and may shift slightly.

Assignments

Week 1: 8/27-8/31

Topics: introduction; understanding what the software needs to do (features, requirements, use cases)

Mon homework #0
homework #1
due Wed 8/29
at the start of class

Wed

Notes:

good software, understanding: features, requirements

homework #2
due Fri 8/31
at the start of class

Thu lab #1
Introduction to Eclipse

due Thu 9/6
at the start of lab

Fri

Reading: (does not need to be read before class)

User Stories vs. Use Cases

Notes:

understanding: scenarios, use cases, use case diagrams

homework #3
due Mon 9/3
at the start of class

Week 2: 9/3-9/7

Topics: understanding what the software needs to do (features, requirements, use cases); identifying classes and methods

Mon

Notes:

understanding: more about features and requirements

homework #4
due Fri 9/7
at the start of class

Wed

Notes:

Thu team project prep (in lab)

Fri

Notes:

homework #5
due Mon 9/10
at the start of class

project phase #1
due Mon 9/17
at the start of class

Week 3: 9/10-9/14

Topics: identifying classes and methods; sequence diagrams and class diagrams; basic design principles

Mon

Notes:

design: class diagrams, sequence diagrams

homework #6
due Wed 9/12
at the start of class

Wed

Notes:

homework #7
due Mon 9/17
at the start of class

Thu lab #2
Subversion

due Thu 9/20
at the start of lab

Fri

Notes:

more on use cases
more on class diagrams and sequence diagrams
duck pond example: class diagram, sequence diagram #1 and #2

Week 4: 9/17-9/21

Topics: basic design principles

Mon

Notes:

sequence diagrams: level of detail
good software: guitars
guitar example: original version, with improvements from class (is this now good software, or are there additional improvements to be made?)

Wed

Notes:

homework #8
due Fri 9/21
at the start of class

Thu lab #3
Subversion II

due Thu 9/27
at the start of lab

Fri

Notes:

design: information hiding and class design principles

extra credit
due Wed 9/26
at the start of class

homework #9
due Mon 9/24
at the start of class

Week 5: 9/24-9/28

Topics: basic design principles; implementation

Mon

Notes:

homework #10
due Wed 9/26
at the start of class

project phase #2
due Fri 10/5
at the start of class

Wed

Notes:

implementation: approaches and choosing data structures

Thu lab #4
Wa-Tor Implementation

due Thu 10/4
at the start of lab

Fri

Notes:

duck pond design discussion

Week 6: 10/1-10/5

Topics: implementation and testing

Mon

Notes:

testing

Wed

Notes:

testing (more discussion of test cases, a bit of designing for testing)

Thu lab #5
JUnit

due Thu 10/11
at the start of lab

Fri

Notes:

notes on design principles
testing (designing for testing)

Week 7: 10/8-10/12

Topics: Swing, event-driven programming, and MVC

Mon fall break
(no class)

Wed

Notes:

design patterns (strategy, observer, MVC)

Thu lab #6
Swing and MVC

due Thu 10/18
at the start of lab

Fri

Notes:

project 1 design discussion

project phase #3
due Mon 10/29
at the start of class

Week 8: 10/15-10/19

Topics: code review; basics of HCI and UI design

Mon

Notes:

more project 1 design discussion

Wed

Thu lab #7
Code Review I

due Thu 10/25
at the start of lab

Fri

Reading: User Interface Design for Programmers

Notes:

UI design

Week 9: 10/22-10/26

Topics: GUIs, threads

Mon

Notes:

Wed Note: class will meet in the Lansing 310 lab today

Thu lab #8
More Swing

due Thu 11/1
at the start of lab

Fri

Reading:

Eck, Introduction to Java Programming sections 12.1 and 12.3.3-12.3.4

Notes:

threads

Examples:

creating threads (subclassing Thread): CountdownThread.java, CountdownThreadDemo.java
creating threads (implementing Runnable): Countdown.java, CountdownDemo.java
waiting for a thread to finish (join): SlowCountdown.java, JoinDemo.java
politely shutting down a thread: SlowCountdown2.java, ShutdownDemo.java
ATM example, no mutual exclusion: BankAccount.java, SimpleATM.java, SimpleATMDemo.java
ATM example, mutual exclusion: BankAccount.java, SynchATM.java, SynchATMDemo.java
counter example, no mutual exclusion: Counter.java, SimpleCounter.java, Entrance.java, SimpleGardenDemo.java
counter example, mutual exclusion: Counter.java, SynchCounter.java, Entrance.java, SynchGardenDemo.java

Week 10: 10/29-11/2

Topics: threads and networking

Mon

Reading:

Eck, Introduction to Java Programming sections 11.4.2-11.4.5

Notes:

threads (wait and notify)
some more GUI notes

Examples:

wait and notify (coordinated countdown): CoordinatedCountdown.java, CountdownMaster.java, CoordinatedCountdownDemo.java
wait and notify (producers and consumers): PrimeProducer.java, PrimeConsumer.java, ProducerConsumerDemo.java
flip example
- rules
- code common to both versions
- user-initiated actions version: sequence diagram, code
- program controls sequencing version: sequence diagram, code

project phase #4
due Mon 11/12
at the start of class

Wed

Reading:

Eck, Introduction to Java Programming sections 12.4.1-12.4.4

Notes:

commenting and networking

Examples:

simple joke server: JokeServer.java, KnockKnockJoke.java, JokeClient.java

Thu lab #9
Threads

due Thu 11/8
at the start of lab

Fri

Notes:

threads (notes on lab 9)

Examples:

joke server, with multiple threads and shutdown: JokeClient.java, SlowJokeClient.java, ShutdownClient.java, JokeServer.java, JokeTeller.java, KnockKnockJoke.java

(Spoiler alert: the bug from class has been fixed.)

Week 11: 11/5-11/9

Topics: networking and threads; more advanced design principles

Mon

Examples:

joke server, with limited-patience shutdown, synchronization, and safety from slow clients: JokeServer.java, JokeTeller.java, ServerThread.java (rest of classes are unchanged from Friday)

Wed

Notes:

more design principles (SRP, DRY, code to the interface, encapsulate what varies)

Thu lab #10
Networking

due Thu 11/15
at the start of lab

Fri

Notes:

more design principles (encapsulate what varies)

Week 12: 11/12-11/16

Topics: more advanced design principles

Mon

Notes:

more design principles (encapsulate what varies, OCP)

project 2 phase #1
due Fri 11/16
at the start of class

Wed

Notes:

more design principles (LSP)

Thu lab #11
Encapsulating What Varies, and Taking Turns

due Thu 11/29
at the start of lab

Fri

Note: class will meet in the Gulick 208 lab today

Notes:

Reversi networked and standalone versions (illustration)

project 2 phase #2
due Tue 11/20 / Wed 11/28
at the start of class

Week 13: 11/19-11/23

Topics: more advanced design principles

Mon

Notes:

comments on project 2, phase 1
WATOR redesign example: discussion, revised code (comments need to be updated)

Wed Thanksgiving break
(no class)

Thu

Fri

Week 14: 11/26-11/30

Topics: code review; design patterns

Mon

Notes:

comments on lab 10, Settlers code review

Wed

Notes:

Settlers code review

project 2 phase #3
due Thu 12/13
at 8:30am

Thu lab #12
Code Review II

due Thu 12/6
at the start of lab

Fri

Notes:

Week 15: 12/3-12/7

Topics: project 2

Mon

Note: class will meet in the Lansing 310 lab today

Notes:

lab 11 comments

Wed Note: class will meet in the Lansing 310 lab today

Thu

Notes:

project 2 phase 2 comments

Fri Note: class will meet in the Gulick 208 lab today

Exams: 12/11-12/14

Tue

Wed

Thu final exam
Thu 12/13 8:30-11:30am
review information end-of-semester deadline
no work accepted after 12/13 11:30am

Fri