Principles of Software Construction: Objects, Design, and Concurrency

Catalog description

Software engineers today are less likely to design data structures and algorithms from scratch and more likely to build systems from library and framework components. In this course, students engage with concepts related to the construction of software systems at scale, building on their understanding of the basic building blocks of data structures, algorithms, program structures, and computer structures. The course covers technical topics in four areas: (1) concepts of design for complex systems, (2) object oriented programming, (3) static and dynamic analysis for programs, and (4) concurrent and distributed software. Student assignments involve engagement with complex software such as distributed massively multi-player game systems and frameworks for graphical user interaction. Prerequisites: ( 15-121 Min. grade C or 15-122 Min. grade C) and ( 21-128 Min. grade C or 15-151 Min. grade C or 21-127 Min. grade C)