Software Studio

Lecture Notes

Lecture notes for each topic discussed in class are provided in the following table. The FeedAGeek slide decks for Week 9 are intended to illustrate progressive improvements upon a sample pitch. There are no notes for Weeks 10–13, as time spent in class was devoted to developing the final projects.

LECTURE TOPICS	NOTES
Week 1
Introduction & Web Basics	Intro & Logistics (PDF) Precedents of the Web (PDF) Structure of the Web (PDF) Web Servers & Web Apps (PDF) The Domain Name System (PDF) Document Object Model (PDF) HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (PDF)
Week 2
Routing & Model-View-Controller Design	Separation of Concerns (PDF) Modularity & Dependences (PDF) An Overview of Rails (PDF - 1.1MB) Model-View-Controller (PDF)
Dependency & REST	Web Frameworks (PDF) RESTful APIs (PDF) REST in Rails (PDF) The Web as a Platform for Distributed Computing (PDF) Example Rails Application (PDF)
Week 3
Introduction to Data & Object Modeling	Object Models: Intro & Rationale (PDF) Object Models: Math Structures (PDF) Object Models: Classification (PDF) Object Models: Relationships (PDF) Object Models: Semantics (PDF) Object Models: Dynamics (PDF)
Relational Data Model	Rails Models: Classes & Tables (PDF) Object Models: Transformations (PDF) Implementing Generalizations (PDF)
Week 4
Design Concepts	Design Concepts: Intro (PDF - 1.2MB) Design Concepts: Identifying Concepts (PDF) Design Concepts: Design Moves (PDF) Design Concepts: Idioms (PDF)
Design & Code Reviews for Project 1	Design Review: Project 1 (PDF - 2.2MB) Code Review: Project 1 (PDF)
Week 5
Intro to JavaScript	JavaScript: Intro (PDF) JavaScript: Values & Types (PDF) JavaScript: Variables (PDF)
Closures	JavaScript: Functions, Scope & Closures (PDF - 1.1MB) JavaScript: Closure Examples (PDF) JavaScript: Functionals (PDF) JavaScript: Objects, Literals & Constructors (PDF) JavaScript: Abstract Types (PDF) JavaScript: Prototypes (PDF) JavaScript: This & New Nasty Effects (PDF)
Week 6
DOM	DOM: Intro (PDF) DOM: Programming Idioms (PDF) DOM: Unobtrusive JavaScript (PDF) DOM: Events & Listeners (PDF) DOM: Star Rating Widget Example (PDF)
Events & Ajax	Ajax: Introduction (PDF) Ajax: Examples (PDF) Ajax: Engage App (PDF)
Week 7
Design Review for Project 2	Design Review: Project 2 (PDF - 2.7MB)
Web Security	Security: Overview (PDF) Security: Injection Attacks (PDF) Security: Cross Site Attacks (PDF)
Week 8
Software Development Methods	Software Development Processes (PDF) Thoughts on the Software Process (PDF - 1.4MB)
Week 9
Designing Dependable Software	Cross Site Request Forgery, Revisited (PDF) Modeling Basic HTTP (PDF) Analyzing Origins (PDF) Finishing the Origin Story (PDF)
Presenting Your Ideas	Final Project Overview (PDF) Perils & Pleasures of PPT (PDF) FeedAGeek: Sample Pitch v1 (PDF) FeedAGeek: Sample Pitch v1a (PDF) FeedAGeek: Sample Pitch v2 (PDF - 12.0MB)