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Introduction

CS 240: Adv Software Construction

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Why are you here?

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Why am I here?

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Learn how to build real software

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Margaret Hamilton

  • Lead developer for Apollo 11 mission
  • Coined the term “Software Engineer”

“Looking back, we were the luckiest people in the world. There was no choice but to be pioneers; no time to be beginners.”

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Outcomes

  • Design
  • Construction
  • Databases
  • Security
  • Testing
  • Tools

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Topics

  • Java
  • Object oriented programming
  • Collections
  • Exceptions
  • I/O
  • Design principles
  • Source control
  • Serialization
  • Generics
  • HTTP
  • Command line tools
  • Code quality
  • Unit testing
  • Relational databases
  • WebSocket
  • Logging
  • Debugging
  • Concurrency

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Coursework

  1. Implement: Chess Phase 0 - The moves
  2. Exam: Chess Phase 0 (5%)
  3. Implement: The rest of Chess (6 phases) (90%)
  4. Exam: Enrichment topics (5%)

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Canvas

⚠ Notifications

Submissions

Grades

Exams

Source: cs.byu.edu

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Instruction

Content

Syllabus

Project info

Slides

Example code

Source: cs.byu.edu

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Multiplayer Chess

Server

Source: cs.byu.edu

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Chess

  • Learn the rules
  • Implement each phase

Phase 0: Chess moves Create board and pieces

Phase 1: Chess game Create a game

Phase 2: Server design Design server classes and data models

Phase 3: Web API Implement chess server

Phase 4: Database Persistent chess data

Phase 5: Pregame Create chess client

Phase 6: Gameplay Implement multiplayer gameplay

  • Celebrate

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Gateway Exam

  • Implement phase 0 - passes all unit tests
  • Pass off phase 0
  • Success suggestion:
    • Make notes on the tricky parts
    • Review your notes and put them away
    • Time yourself rewriting phase 0 from the start
  • Exam�Independently reimplement in under 4 hours

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Source: stackoverflow.com

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Source: oreilly.com

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Getting Help

  • GitHub instruction
  • The Oracle - Google, Stack Overflow, docs
  • Read the book
  • Peers
  • TA - Slack
  • TA - Help Queue
  • Instructor

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Let’s talk about AI

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Doing your own work

  • Discuss with peers
  • Create original work on your own
  • Don’t copy code from anywhere

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Capable

Collaborative

Curious

Creative

Christlike

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Software construction is hard

Enjoy the struggle

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Let’s make mistakes

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We need your energy

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☑ Assignment

  1. Explore the GitHub instruction
  2. Create your GitHub chess repo
  3. Do the Honorlock setup