January 14, 2025

• Current Readings
  • Chapter 1 from Clean Code by Robert Martin
  • OO in One Sentence by Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas
  • Code Smells by Kent Beck and Martin Fowler (Chapter 3 from Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code)
  • Everything is an Object from Thinking in Java by Bruce Eckel
  • Single Responsibility Principle by Robert Martin
• Upcoming Deadlines
  • Journal: Thinking about Habits and Failure, due by Friday, January 17 (effectively 3:08am Saturday morning)
  • Project: Breakout - Complete, due by Tuesday, January 21 (effectively 3:08am Wednesday morning)

January 9, 2025

• Welcome to CompSci 308!
  • This website is your primary portal to the course: you are responsible for all material that appears here and should check for updates frequently
  • Please help us make this course as useful as possible for you by letting someone on the Teaching Team know as soon as possible if you need help or something is not working for you
• Current Technical Guides
  • JavaFX, sections 1-3 from Core Java by Cay Horstmann
  • A Visual Guide to Version Control using GIT (or as videos)
  • Markdown Manual: The Web's Simplest Plain-Text Syntax by Matthew Guay
• Upcoming Deadlines
  • Before our first class on Thursday if possible, download and install the latest versions of the software to be used in the course
    If you run into trouble, you will be able to get help during class and during Office Hours this week
    
  • Journal: CompSci Autobiography, due by Sunday, January 12 (effectively 3:08am Monday morning)
  • Project: Breakout - Plan and Starting Code, due by Tuesday, January 14 (effectively 3:08am Wednesday morning)