305 Resources

305 Course Resources

Attention to detail counts. If you doubt that, consider the three most expensive programming errors ever made. Gerald Weinberg reports that the top three cost $1.6 billion, $900 million, and $245 million. Each one involved the change of a single digit in a previously correct program. -Code Complete , Steve McConnell

CSC 305 Coding Standard and Checklist
CheckStyle tool 308checks.jar and 308style.xml

Java 1.5 new features

Practices and Patterns

Java Best Practices

Code Smells and Refactoring

Design Patterns Resources

The Design Patterns Java Companion (online book)
Java Design Patterns At a Glance
"FluffyCat" Java Design Patterns Reference and Examples
JavaWorld: Design Patterns Series
Polymorphism and Design Patterns (tutorial)

UML and Class Diagrams

MVC and Observer Pattern

How-To Java: Observer and Observable
JavaReference: The Observer Pattern
Joe Bergin's tutorials: MVC and MVC GUI example

Software Development Tools
UNIX

QA Tools

Software Design Qualty Metrics tool.
Astyle source code formatter and sample batch file.
CheckStyle - a tool to check Java code for conformation to a given coding style/standard.

Test Tools

JUnit.org: Web Site for JUnit Java class testing framework. Also, read the JUnit Quick Start guide.
Emma: Java Coverage Test Tool

Personal Software Process (PSP) Forms and Procedures

Basic PSP process script
Time Recording Log and Instructions (Microsoft Word Document)
Defect Tally form and Instructions (Microsoft Word Document) (Short Version)
Lines of Code Counter
Project Summary Form and Directions
PSP FAQ
(Optional) Defect Recording Log and Instructions (Microsoft Word Document)
Time Logging Tool for Windows and Java TimeLogger
References: Intro to Personal Software Process and A Discipline for Software Engineering by Watts Humphrey.

Learning Java Links

Campus Escort and Emergency Telephone Numbers

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