CompSci 308 : Spring 2024

Simple is better than complex. Complex is better than complicated. — by Tim Peters from The Zen of Python

The exact order and details of topics is subject to change during the semester based on the pace needed, but we will try to set them at least two weeks in advance.

Videos and materials discussed in class will be posted here in case you miss class
Readings should be completed before class in the week on which they are listed

Date	Topics	Examples/Videos	Lab	Readings	Due
Basic Design Principles
1 - Jan 11	Course Overview GIT in Practice OpenJFX Animation	Example: Conditionals Example: Bounce Video: Class Introduction	GITing Started Bouncing Balls	Clean Code OO in One Sentence JavaFX Basics (sections 1-3) GIT Basics ChatGPT	CompSci Autobiography, Sat 1/13
2 - Jan 16/18	Refactoring and Code Smells Finding Objects Importance of Ethics	Example: Bins Video: Objects	Hangman	Single Responsibility Principle Code Smells Everything is an Object Refactoring: Extract Class Pragmatic Debugging	Breakout - Plan and Basic Start, Tue 1/16 Journal - Thinking about Ethics, Fri 1/19
Design Using Abstractions
3 - Jan 23/25	Abstraction: Inheritance and Polymorphism Intergrity and Equity Teamwork	Example: Roulette Video: Abstractions	Team Meeting	Access Control (Encapsulation) Inheritance and Polymorphism Refactoring: Replace Conditional Effective Teamwork	Breakout - Complete, Tue 1/23 Journal - Project Analysis, Sat 1/27
4 - Jan 30/Feb 1	GUIs	Example: Browser	GIT for Teams Browser	Open Closed Principle Model-View Separation Principle JavaFX GUIs (sections 4-5) GIT Branching and Merging	Cell Society - Plan, Mon 1/29 Journal - Starting and Learning, Fri 2/2
5 - Feb 6/8	Exceptions Encapsulation and Interfaces	Example: Browser (continued) Example: Encapsulation Video: Exceptions Video: Encapsulation	Code Review	Liskov Substitution Principle Exceptions: Throwing and Designing Java Interfaces Are So Very Cool Better Code With OOP Concepts	Cell Society - Basic, Mon 2/5 Journal - Teamwork Reflection, Fri 2/9
Design Using APIs and Testing
6 - Feb 13/15	Designing APIs	Java Time and Dates Java Collections Video: APIs Video: API design	Team Meeting	Josh Bloch on API Design Model-View-Controller (MVC) Designing with Interfaces Managing Conflict in Teams	Cell Society - Change, Mon 2/12 Journal - Project Analysis, Fri 2/16
7 - Feb 20/22	Unit Testing and TDD "Advanced" Java: Reflection	Example: Testing Example: Reflection Video: Unit Testing Video: TDD and Reflection	Testing (and Reflection)	JUnit Test Infected User Interface Testing with TestFX Dependency Inversion Principle Design by Contract	SLogo - Plan, Mon 2/19 Journal - Ethics in the News, Fri 2/23 SLogo - Test, Sun 2/25
8 - Feb 27/29	Design Patterns "Advanced" Java: Lambda Expressions	Example: Encapsulation (continued) Example: Observer Video: More on Testing and Lambdas Video: Design Patterns	GIT Undo Patterns	Introduction to Design Patterns Interface Separation Principle Why Lamba Expressions Refactoring to Patterns	Journal - Testing, Fri 3/1 SLogo - Basic, Sun 3/3
9 - Mar 5/7	Design Smells	Example: Roulette (continuted) Video: Design Pattern Examples Video: Design Goals and ChatGPT	Code Review	Design Smells From STUPID to SOLID Foundation Patterns Using ChatGPT Prompts for Coding	SLogo - Change, Fri 3/8
10 - Mar 12/14	*SPRING BREAK*
Putting it All Together
11 - Mar 19/21	Agile Project Management	Video: Agile Planning	Team Meeting DUI Team Exercises!	Designing a Document Editor Introducing OO Frameworks The Structure of Games Teamwork is an Individual Skill	OOGASalad - Team Choice, Wed 3/20 Journal - Teamwork Reflection, Wed 3/20 Journal - Project Analysis, Sun 3/24
12 - Mar 26/28	Agile Project Design "Advanced" Design	Video: Design Techniques	Gitlab Project Management Team Planning	Magic of Data Driven Design Dependency Injection Pattern Prefer Composition over Inheritance UI Software Architecture	OOGASalad - Plan, Thu 3/28 Journal - Ethics (Professional), Sun 3/31
13 - Apr 2/4	Logging Streams Giving Demos	Example: Bins (with Logging) Example: WordCloud (no loops) Video: Demos, Logging, Streams Video: Ethics for Developers	Ethics: Log4j Exploit Sprint Management: Retrospective, Demo, Planning	Java Logging Best Practices Functional Programming in Java Refactoring Loops with Pipelines Towards Ethics by Default	OOGASalad - Sprint 1, Wed 4/3 Journal - Ethics (Personal), Fri 4/5
14 - Apr 9/11	Day in the Life of a Developer	Video: Real-World Development Video: Ethics Discussion	Ethics: Google v. Oracle Sprint Management: Retrospective, Demo, Planning	Software Engineering at Google Programmers Never Stop Learning Dark Side of Software Development Do Programmers Need a Code of Conduct	OOGASalad - Sprint 2, Wed 4/10 Journal - Midpoint Reflection, Fri 4/12
15 - Apr 16/18	DevOps Command Line Principles	Example: Maven Project Video: Using Maven	Sprint Management: Demo, Retrospective, Planning	Unix Philosophy What Should Be Configurable? Ultimate Guide on DevOps Pragmatic Moral Compass	OOGASalad - Sprint 3, Wed 4/17 Journal - Improvement Reflection, Fri 4/19
16 - Apr 23	AI and Programming Future of Programming General Software Design		*NO LAB*	Four Pillars of OO Programming Extreme (Programming) Thoughts API-First World (comic book!) Defending Democracy from Big Tech	Journal - Teamwork Reflection, Fri 4/26 OOGASalad - Complete, Sun 4/28
Wed, May 1	Final Project Demos, in person, 7-10pm				OOGASalad - Demo, Wed 5/1 (in class) Journal - Project Analysis, Sun 5/5