CS 424 Java

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CS 424 Java

• Spring 2001
• Class 1
• Wednesday, January 10, 2001

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Thought for the Day

• If you want to leave your footprints on the sands
  of time,
• you'd better wear work boots.

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Todays Agenda

• Paperwork
• Prereq sheets
• CS Dept Policies
• Introductions
• Announcement MIS Resume book
• Call Roll
• Class Syllabus

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Introductions

• Take a 3x5 card. Answer the following
• Name Major
• Home town/state (country)
• Why do you want to know Java?
• What are your favorite web sites?
• What do you hope to be doing in 10 years?

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Syllabus other Paperwork

• Pass out Prereq Policy sheets
• Go over together

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MIS Resume Book

• Good resource for job, internship contacts
• Free for CS students
• Preliminary draft due by 400 Jan 12th
• http//www.cba.ua.edu/mis/ 2001resume.htm
• Sign up for a resume review in Alston 300. Times
  Wed 1/16 or Thurs 1/17
• Final draft due 400PM Monday, 1/22 in Alston 300.

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Class Activities

• Come to class prepared!
• Read your text assignments.
• Lots of Java is very close to C
• Watch for differences
• Object Oriented features
• Class hierarchies
• Programming tips in text

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Text Teaching Tools

• Common Programming Errors
• Good Programming Practices
• Performance Portability Tips
• SW Engineering Observations
• Testing Debugging Tips
• Bullet-point summaries of each chapter
• Reading quizzes will often use these!

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Text Teaching Aids

• Self-Review Exercises
• Exercises
• Cyber-Classroom CD-ROM has LOTS of good stuff!

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Class Web site

• Reading Assignments
• Programming Assignments
• Sample code from textbook
• On-line discussion group
• Exams and other assignments from last years class

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Programming Environment

• Houser Lab, other Engineering labs
• CS Undergraduate lab EE 116
• ACT card will open the door
• Please dont let others in!
• Your security, Our computers
• 8 have sound boards, but no speakers!
• For Javas multimedia (earphones?)

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Programming Environment

• Latest version is JDK 1.3 (free!)
• Also available 1.1.8 and 1.2.1(textbook)
• You can use the JDK tools directly (javac, java,
  appletviewer, )
• But youll need to
• Use the DOS window to compile run
• Set the PATH variable in DOS

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Programming Environment

• Instead of DOS and the JDK, well use
• pcGRASP with Java instead of C or Ada
• Textbook also has Borland JBuilder.
• We wont use this in class.
• You can if you like, but JDK 1.3 will be used to
  grade your projects!

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Reading Assignment

• For Friday Chapter 1 2
• Chapter 1 much is history.
• Expect reading quizzes!
• Expect interactive exercises in class.

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Programming Assignment

• For Friday, 1/19 page 73ff.
• 424 Problem 2.20
• 524 Problems 2.29 2.32
• You should be able to program these in your
  sleep. The challenge is learning the new
  environment, and some of the idiosyncrasies of
  the Java language compiler.
• For fun try 2.31, 2.34