CS 301 - Software Development

Course:	CS 301
Title:	Software Development
Semester:	Fall 2007
Hours:	Tuesday,Thursday 9:30 - 10:50
Location:	McGlothlin-Street 020
Prerequisite:	CS 241
Programming Language:
Text:	Cay Horstmann. Object-Oriented Design & Patterns. Wiley. 2004, 1st ed. or 2006, 2nd ed.
Final Exam Review:	last week of class
Instructor:	Peter Kemper, 104A McGlothlin-Street Hall, Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday 15.00-17.00
Grader:	NN, 107C McGlothlin-Street Hall, Office Hours: NN
Java APIs:	http://java.sun.com/javase/reference/api.jsp (remote)

Administrivia

• Email lists are setup automatically to use your W&M email account.
• The submit list assumes that your CS userid is the same as your W&M userid. If your CS userid differs from your W&M userid, you must send me email telling me your CS userid.
• Note that the deadline given by submit is not the due date, but rather the drop dead or cutoff date after which the project will no longer be accepted.
• If you decide to pair program, you must send me email telling me the userid of your partner.

Notes

• Time management can be a major issue in this course. Time is your enemy. Start programming projects early.
• Getting a CS computer account in McGl 121.
• Honor Code
• Students may work on programming projects either alone or in pairs. Students who chose to work in pairs must follow the rules for pair programming (as given by Prof. Noonan).

Misc. Tools

• Eclipse
• Junit
• Javadoc
  
• SVN, Subclipse
  
• FindBugs
  
• NT Emacs for Windows
• Robert Noonan's FAQ list on Java compiler
• Remote access to 121

Java Books

1. Patrick Niemeyer and Jonathan Knudsen. Learning Java. O'Reilly, 2000.
2. Bruce Eckel. Thinking in Java. Prentice-Hall, 3rd edition, 2003.
3. Lewis & Loftus. Java Software Solutions, Addison Wesley, 5th edition. 2007.
   

Acknowledgements

• Robert Noonan taught CS301 at W&M before and the current course is built upon material and webpages that he provided. His support and experience is kindly acknowledged.