Software Engineering 101

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Software Engineering 101

• Lisa Glendenning
• July 31, 2003

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Who am I?

• Junior at the University of New Mexico in
  Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Major Computer Science
• Minor Biology
• Mentor Shui Kwok
• Software group

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What is Computer Science?

• Management of information
• Theories and methods underlying computer and
  software systems
• Huge field with a lot of aspects
• Applications in many fields
• Mixture of mathematical theory, science,
  creativity/art, problem-solving, and engineering

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What is Software Engineering?

• Application of theory
• All aspects of software production
• Methods
• Structured approach
• Developing models of a system

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Software Production Process
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What did I do this summer?

• Misc.
• Rightwrap
• PHP Server
• Nightlog
• Facsum
• Tools that I used
• JCreator Pro
• Emacs

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Nightlog Pages

• Rewrote the old Nightlog web pages
• Used PHP to produce a dynamic web page that
  interfaced with a Sybase database
• Emphasized ease of use and effective
  communication of data
• http//www.keck.hawaii.edu/software/nightlog2/ndlo
  g.php

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Nightlog Pages
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Facsum

• Update the facsum application, which displays
  real-time information about the status of the
  telescope
• Added features
• Java Platform independence / Web access
• User-configurable GUI
• Under construction

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Facsum
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What did I learn?

• Experience with application of software
  engineering methods
• i.e., documentation, documentation, documentation
• Translation from classroom to job
• Importance of domain knowledge
• Some basic Astronomy

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Whats next?

• Research Project
• Professor Stefanovic at UNM
• New form of molecular computing
• Future
• ???

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Acknowledgements

• Shui Kwok
• Liz Chock
• Everyone who contributed to the Nightlog pages
• The Beletics and Julia Simmons
• Barbara Bower
• Kim, Jenna, Cameron
• Everyone at Keck!