DPSD Lecture Notes

Week 1:

Lectures 1 & 2

Download the Cloud files, DataTypes, PlayArray, and exceptions code from downloads.

• Terms
• Online Java API doc
• Class/Object relationships
• Discuss HW1 - Due Saturday Week 1
• Enums

• Exception Handling
• Command-Line Handling and from Orientation: Command-line Arguments

• Get setup so you can compile and run from the command-line (javac and java commands).
• Make an appointment with your TA to demonstrate that you can do this by the end of Week 1.

Note: I know it's a little tight, but you should aim to be done with HW1 by Friday and start the next assignment over the weekend.

• Start Project 1.0. By start, I mean at least read through the assignment and start setting up your packages and classes.
• References, Operators, Equality, and Strings
• Calling Constructors
  
• Basics of Class Hierarchies

Week 2:

Lectures 3 & 4

Download the polyAnimals files, StringTest, and StringBufferTest from downloads.

• String and StringBuffer
• Access Control and Misc terms
• Class Hierarchies
• Inner and Anonymous Classes
• Discuss Project 1.0 - Due Saturday Week 2
• Serialization in the Oracle Java Tutorial
• Reflection
• The Factory Pattern

Download the ParkingTicket file from downloads.
• By Monday: Start Project 1.1 - Adapter Pizzeria Configuration - Due Saturday, Week 3

• http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/lang/StringBuffer.html
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1552301/immutability-of-strings-in-java

Lectures 5 & 6

• Discuss Project 1.1 - Adapter Pizzeria Configuration - Due Saturday Week 3
• Basic Collection Types
• Collections Framework Oracle Java Tutorial
• Design and Patterns
• Wrapper Patterns
• More on Exceptions

• Discussion: What does static mean?
• Generics
• Generics Oracle Java Tutorial
• Generics (Updated) Another Oracle Java Tutorial, suitable for beginners
• Revisit ZooTest for an example using wildcards.

• Note to TAs: check smartphones.

• Discuss Project 1.2 - File I/O, Concurrent Pizza Configuration - Due Saturday Week 4
• File I/O
• Multithreading Basics
• More Multithreading
• Producer Consumer Pattern - demonstrates wait() and notify()

• Discuss Project 1.3 - Client/Server (sockets) and 2 UIs - Due Saturday Week 6
• Discuss Final Project Ideas.
• Discuss Possible Projects.

• Basic Swing

• The Swing Tutorial (Oracle Tutorial)
• Lesson: Java Applets (Oracle Tutorial)

• Client/Server

Week 6:
Lectures 11 & 12

Download the files from networking under downloads.

• Basic Sockets

• We will review the Knock-Knock server and the Echo server, based on All About Sockets from the online Oracle tutorials.
• Note: The posted code from Oracle is using construct called The try-with-resources Statement

• Here is the full Oracle Tutorial on Networking: Trail: Custom Networking
  

• Start thinking about the Final (SmartPhone) Project and form your teams. The initial Proposal is due next Thursday (Week 7) by 10pm.

• Final Project Ideas

• Get your textbook from Pamella (Programming Android) by the end of this week.

• A hardcopy is best (doesn't waste screen space), but in the meantime you can access the book online here: Programming Android by Mednieks, Zigurd R.; Mednieks, Zigurd R.

  You may see a picture like this:
  

  Click on the box withtthe arrow to login in and that should give you access to the full text.

• Discuss Project 1.4 - Front-and-back-end (Web-GUI and database) Pizzeria Configuration - Due Saturday Week 8.

• Read the notes and start on Project 1.4 on Sunday or Monday of next week.
• Database

Week 7:
Lectures 13 & 14
This Week:

• Set up Android Studio by the end of the week.
• Get phones by this week.

• Read Chapter 2 in Programming Android for Project 1.4

Finish Java Project 1

• Discuss Project 1.4 - Front-and-back-end (web-GUI and database) Pizzeria Configuration
• Basic Web Development (Servlets and JSP)
• Database

Start Final Project

• Project 2.0 - Project Proposal. Due Thursday, Week 7 by 10pm:
  • Team Name
  • Team members
  • Application Title
  • 1-sentence description
  • Inspiration for idea
  • Is this academic project or do you wish to pursue it in the future?

Start Android

• More on Basic Web Development and Database

• Project 2.1 - Project Overview is due on Thursday of Week 8
• Project 1.4 - Final version of Pizzeria due Sunday Week 8.

• Read Chapters 1, 3, and 6 in your Programming Android book by the first lecture of next week.
• Note: you will use Android Studio, not Eclipse for your Android work.

This Week:

• Get and setup Git in Android Studio
• Get and setup Smartphones

• Read through: Android Resources
• Focus on understanding the following topics:
  
• Brief Overview of the Android Model
• Manifest file
• Permissions
• Screens with XML
• Intents
• Start Android, CodeLabs:
  • Android Developer Fundamentals Course from CodeLabs
  • ConstraintLayout
  • Activity Lifecycle
  • AsyncTask
• Advanced Android Developer Course from CodeLabs