Schedule

Week 1

Mon

• Goals:
  • Basic comfort with Java
  • Basic setup with IntelliJ
• Topics:
  • (Java/OOP) classes, fields, constructors, encapsulation
  • (Java/OOP) methods, parameters, local variables, constants/final
  • (Java/OOP) static methods
• Activities for Day 1
• Lunchtime Video: Clean Code-Remake (54m)

Tue

• Goals:
  • Variable and function basic principles
  • Basic refactorings: extract variable/field/method, rename, inline
  • Function size principles (“extract till you drop”)
• Prep:
  • Read Clean Code, chapters 1-3
  • Watch Names++
• Topics:
  • (Coding) naming variables and methods
  • (Coding) extracting code into small functions
• Activities for Day 2
• Lunchtime Video: Refactoring screencast “2”: Prime generator

Wed

• Goals:
  • Comment and Code formatting principles
  • Function structure principles
• Prep:
  • Read Clean Code, chapters 4, 5
  • Watch Function Structure video selected parts
• Topics:
  • (Coding) function parameters, command-query separation
  • (Coding) comments and formatting
• Activities for Day 3
• Lunchtime Video: Form

Thu

• Goals:
  • Deep dive into extension mechanisms: inheritance and delegation
  • Discussion of the concept and value of polymorphism and information hiding
  • “Tell, don’t ask”
• Prep:
  • Read Design Patterns, chapter 1.6
  • Read Clean Code, chapter 6
• Topics:
  • (Java/OOP) Inheritance vs Composition
  • (Coding) Law of Demeter (Tell, don’t ask)
• Activities for Day 4
• Lunchtime Video: TDD Part 1

Fri

• Goals:
  • Code tracking with Version Control
  • Automated Testing and Test-driven development
• Prep:
  • Read Clean Code, chapter 9
• Topics:
  • (Practices) Version Control Basics
  • (Practices) Test-Driven Development
• Activities for Day 5
• Lunchtime Video: TDD Part 2

Week 2

Mon

• Goals:
  • Exam 1
  • Introduction to Agile Methodologies
  • Introduction to the SOLID design principles and SRP
  • Introduce User Roles/Actors in context of SOLID principles
• (Practices) Principles of Agile Development
  • Discussion of XP methodologies (pair programming, tests first etc)
• (Principles) Single Responsibility Principle
  • Reading: ASD chapters 7, 8
  • Videos: In class: notes #1 and #2
• Activities for Day 6
• Prep:
  • Reading: ASD chapters 1-4

Tue

• Goals:
  • Interfaces and dependency inversion (lamp example)
  • Introduction to Open-Closed Principle
• (Principles) General values and principles for coding
• (Java/OOP) Interfaces
• (Principles) Open-Closed Principle
  • Reading: ASD chapter 9
  • Video: In class
• (Principles) Liskov Substitution Principle
  • Video: In class
  • Reading: ASD chapter 10
• Goals:
  • Dependency Inversion Principle
  • Interface Segragation Principle
  • SOLID Principles Wrap-up Example
• (Principles) Dependency Inversion Principle
  • Video: In class
  • Reading: ASD chapter 11
• (Principles) Interface Segregation Principle
  • Video: In class
  • Reading: ASD chapter 12
• Activities for Day 7
• Prep:
  • Reading: ASD chapters 7-8

Wed

• Goals:
  • Reinforce the SOLID Principles understanding with a use case example.
  • Become comfortable with user roles and user stories
  • Be introduced to the projects and meets with clients to create initial requirements and user stories.
• (Practices) SOLID Principles Use Case (as in Clean Code video #14)
• Activities for Day 8
• (Project) Initial client meetings
• Prep:
  • Reading: From “User Stories Applied”: Chapters 2, 3, 4

Thur

• Goals:
  • Liskov Substitution Principle and SOLID Principles wrap-up
  • Clean Tests
  • Test Design
• Activities for Day 9

Fri

• Goals:
  • Mocking
• Activities for Day 10
• (Project) Iteration 0 with clients

Week 3

Design Patterns in the morning; Work on project in the afternoon

Mon

• Goals:
  • Test Process
  • Review Project Rules & Regulations
• Activities for Day 11
• (Project) Start iteration 1

Tue

• Exam 2
• Work on Project

Wed

• (Patterns) Command
  • Video: Clean Code: Design Patterns
  • Reading: ASD chapter 13
• (Patterns) Template Method, Strategy
  • Video: Strategy and Template Method Patterns
  • Reading: ASD chapter 14
• Activities for Day 13
• Work on Project

Thu

• (Patterns) Factory
  • Video: Clean Code: Factories
  • Reading: ASD chapter 21
• (Patterns) Facade, Mediator
  • Video: Clean Code: Pattern Roundup
  • Reading: ASD chapter 15
• Activities for Day 14
• Work on Project

Fri

• (Patterns) Null Object
  • Video: Clean Code: Pile O’Patterns
  • Reading: ASD chapter 16
• (Patterns) Singleton, Monostate
  • Video: Clean Code: Pile O’Patterns
  • Reading: ASD chapter 17
• Activities for Day 15
• Work on Project

Week 4

Mon

• (Patterns) Observer
  • Video: The Observer Pattern
  • Reading: ASD chapter 24
• (Patterns) Adapter, Bridge, Proxy
  • Video: Clean Code: Pile O’Patterns
  • Reading: ASD chapters 25, 26
• Activities for Day 16
• Work on Project

Tue

• (Patterns) Composite
  • Reading: ASD chapter 23
• (Patterns) Visitor
  • Reading: ASD chapter 28
• Activities for Day 17
• Work on Project

Wed

• (Patterns) Design Pattern Review
• Work on Project
• Work on Project

Thu

• Exam
• Work on Project

Fri

• Work on Project
• End early, final demo