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| − | This is a record of some real and imagined events that occurred during 427 lecture times. | + | This is a record of some real and imagined events that occurred during 427 lecture times. |
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| − | == Lecture 1 ==
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| − | Lecture 1 happened, and it established that ''real'' lectures wouldn't be happening.
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| − | The persuivants assembled and the sacred initiation rites were performed.
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| − | Much was made of the unconventional nature of the course, with occasional references to wiki pages including:
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| − | * [[Start here]]
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| − | * [[About COSC427]]
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| − | * [[Teaching and learning style]]
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| − | * [[Wiki users]]
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| − | A threatening stack of books was waved threateningly.
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| − | And lo! We became a learning community of peers, and not teacher & students. All peers should now proceed to [[Account setup]] and do what they're told. Don't forget to add yourself to [[Wiki users]].
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| − | This year, the participants in the course get more choice about how it will run. Specific decisions to be made:
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| − | * [[Keep last years stuff]]
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| − | * [[How to assess]]
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| − | * [[Lecture times]]
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| − | We tried to dream up ways in which OO competence might be assessed. Suggestions included:
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| − | * ''Here's a simple design; what's wrong with it?''
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| − | * ''Design a solution to this problem...''
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| − | * ''Compare these two designs.''
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| − | * ''Explain the Liskov Substitution Principle, (or some such thing).''
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| − | * [[Model the room]]
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| − | In the dying minutes we tried the last of the above exercises.
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| − | == Lecture 2 ==
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| − | The session began with a sombre moonwalking rehearsal, in memory of Michael Jackson. Few people seem to realise that before becoming the King of Pop, Michael was a famous software engineer. In next week's classes, we will progress to more advanced techniques including single glove wearing and crotch grabbing.
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| − | Then, following the advice of Dr Who, "First things first, but not necessarily in that order", we began with the ending and attempted last year's exam. See [[Exam questions]].
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| − | == Lecture 3 (20/07/09) ==
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| − | First, Wal tried to show us [[Ward's Wiki]] which didn't work. Also, a presentation about [[Antipatterns]] was terminated -- or at least shortened -- by Windows shutting down (called ''updating'' in MS lingo).
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| − | More exercises on faulty OO designs. This time: The [[Frogs design]].
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| − | == Lecture 4 (23/07/09) ==
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| − | Talked about [[OO gurus]] especially [[Alan Kay]].
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| − | Should frogs export themselves? - [[frogs design]]
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| − | == Lecture 5 (27/07/09) ==
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| − | More debate about wether frogs should be able to export themselves (pros and cons).
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| − | Contrasting XML and GUI
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| − | Wal explained how [[Model View Controller|MVC]] works and which design patterns are envolved.
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| − | == Lecture 6 (30/07/09) ==
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| − | Big discussions about [[MVC]] and the [[Getter and setter policy]] with a lot of moving around and changing chairs. There seemed to be some sort of common agreement within the class at the end.
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| − | [[User:Jason Clutterbuck]] was drinking green sludge
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| − | == Lecture 7 (03/08/09) ==
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| − | Wal explained how to tie shoes correctly: [http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ianknot.htm Ian's Shoelace Knot]
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| − | == Lecture 8 (06/08/09) ==
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| − | A discussion on an aspect of [[PaulDesignStudy]] and an extended discussion on the [[Parse tree design]]... Results in discussing the decisions made in creating design patterns, [[Avoid downcasting]], [[Avoid no-op overrides]] and other topics.
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This is a record of some real and imagined events that occurred during 427 lecture times.
