Agile Object-oriented Software Development

• Explain the principles of object-oriented programming languages
• Develop software using the object-oriented principles of the introduced programming language to handle encapsulation, abstraction, inheritance, and polymorphism
• Design software using the concepts of user stories and behavior driven development
• Apply the concepts of automated testing, refactoring, and reuse of existing code and libraries
• Explain the significance of systematic debugging and be able to apply it
• Apply the concepts of version control and continuous integration
• Recognize and be able to apply a few, simple design patterns
• Explain the advantages of a selected software architecture
• Complete a multi-week software project in a team applying pair programming and covering user stories, running software, tests, and documentation
• Concisely present project iteration results (i.e., running software and other artifacts)
• Write a clear and well-structured report documenting all the core aspects of a software development project
• Manage the development of a software product in an agile team

The course introduces a commonly used object-oriented programming language, and applies agile development methods covering the following topics:

The topics presented are:
▪ Types, primitive and referenced
▪ Basic programming constructs (loops, branching statements, etc.)
▪ Values, operators and expressions
▪ Classes, objects, fields and methods
▪ Use of libraries
▪ Design of classes, hierarchies, inheritance
▪ Abstraction (abstract classes, interfaces)
▪ Error/exception handling
▪ Simple design patterns and basic software architectures
▪ Pair programming
▪ User stories, behavior driven development, unit testing,
▪ Debugging, refactoring
▪ Version control, continuous integration
▪ Use of development tools (IDE, etc)

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Lectures and exercise classes. The exercise classes involve solving smaller exercises as well as the development of a software system in teams of 4-6 students. The project work is documented by running software, tests, and reports that are included in the overall assessment of the course.