Principles of Software Construction

Catalog description

Software engineers today increasingly collaborate with AI tools and leverage existing libraries and frameworks to build complex software. This course engages students with modern practices in software construction, emphasizing design, implementation, and quality assurance. Students will develop medium-sized systems in Java and TypeScript, using AI-assisted development tools while applying rigorous debugging, testing, and evaluation practices. The course covers (1) system design for complex systems, (2) object-oriented principles, (3) testing and quality assurance, and (4) concurrency and asynchrony. By the end of the semester, students will have designed and implemented a medium-sized software system using contemporary development tools and systematic approaches to functional correctness and software quality attributes. WAITLIST PROCESSING: Students with a SE minor are considered first, followed by grade and waitlist order. Prerequisites: 15-121 Min. grade C or 15-122 Min. grade C Course Website: https://cmu-17-214.github.io/s2026/