COMP 501 - PRODUCTION PROGRAMMING
Long Title: PRODUCTION PROGRAMMING
Department: Computer Science
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Prerequisite(s): COMP 310 OR COMP 411 OR COMP 504 OR COMP 511
Description: This course focuses on the principles and practices of test-driven software development, which have been popularized under the banner of "Extreme Programming." To provide students with practical experience, the course engages students in the development of open source production programs written in JAVA or C#. The DRJAVA programming courses was developed by students in this course. Some of the major topics covered in course lectures include design patterns for controlling concurrency and refactoring transformations to improve legacy code. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: COMP 402. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for COMP 501 if student has credit for COMP 402.