CompSci 308 : Spring 2021

Software is a static list of instructions, which is constantly changing. — Programmer's Paradox

Links to web sites that we recommend you check out for more information. Let the Teaching Team know if you come across any other interesting and informative web sites. We will be glad to add it to this list.

Humor

Course Software Downloads

OpenJDK Java 15 Full JDK (includes OpenJFX)
IntelliJ Ultimate version (includes Maven)
GIT (includes command-line Shell for Windows)

Java

Primary Java Site
OpenJFX (formerly JavaFX), a library for creating modern GUI applications
- API documentation
- Tutorial for drawing and animation
- Tutorial for building GUIs (except steps 7-8, we will not be using FXML)
- Tutorial for styling and animating GUIs (except example 4)
- CSS Reference (integration with Bootstrap, Font Icons, and Dashboard Tiles)
- Look at the source code!
Javadoc, a tool to automatically generate HTML documentation
JUnit, a tool for automatically testing Java code
Useful Java features
- Isolating Locale-Specific Data and details on accessing resources independent of OS
- Options for formatting Strings using the String.format() method
- Using Lambda Expressions
- Enumerated Types
- Exceptions
- "Advanced" features
- New features
  - Records
  - Modules
  - Streams
- Working with data formats
  - XML, eXtensible Markup Language, can be parsed directly within Java
  - JSON, JavaScript Object Notation, can be parsed using a third party library
  - CSV, Comma-separated Values, can be parsed using a third party library

Work: Sharing Yours and Respecting Others

Programming Blogs

Quotes

Program Design and Development

Clean Code
- Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship
- Clean Code
- Code Smells and organized into a Taxonomy
- Refactoring
- List of Refactorings in Alphabetical Order
- Smells to Refactorings
- Refactoring and Code Smells online book
Design Ideas
- Manifesto for Minimalist Software Engineers
- Design Principles
- Design Smells
- Design Heuristics
- Design Patterns or another look at Patterns
- Design Patterns online book
- UML, Unified Modeling Language
Agile Programming Process

Programming Tools

IntelliJ: An Integrated Development Environment
- Getting Started with IntelliJ
- Using IntelliJ (comprehensive documentation)
- Common IntelliJ Keyboard Shortcuts
- IntelliJ Tips by Fedor Korotkov
- Generating code with IntelliJ instead of writing it
- Refactoring code automatically with IntelliJ
- Debugging with IntelliJ
GIT
- Visual GIT Reference
- Quick Reference
- Learn Enough GIT to Be Dangerous by Michael Hartl
- Pro GIT book (comprehensive reference)
- Using GIT directly within IntelliJ
- Best Practices
- Visual GIT demo and game
Maven
- Managing Maven projects in IntelliJ
- POM Reference and specifically adding a new dependency
- Maven repository of Java libraries
Command Line
- Basic Command Line reference (based on Git Bash for Windows)
- Quick Reference
- Tutorial for Beginners
- Learn Enough Command Line to Be Dangerous
- Some Favorite Command Line Tricks
- Introduction to Pipes
- Some Favorite Uses of Pipes
- The Art of Unix Programming
OIT Software Library: software available to Duke Students