Agenda#

Week 01 - Introduction#

Introduction to the course material. How to manage a software project.

Goals

• Your main goal this week should be to meet people & form project teams. Once that’s done, you can start thinking about project ideas!

Due This Week

• Nothing needs to be submitted.

Week 02 - Coding with AI#

Defining product requirements. How to use AI effectively!

Goals

• Setup GitLab, and start documenting your product requirements.

Due

• Check-in 1 in-class this Friday. See demo times.
• Quiz 1 is due by Friday @ 11:59 PM.

Week 03 - Kotlin Programming#

Learn about the Kotlin programming language and ecosystem.

Goals

• Document your project proposal and log tasks in GitLab prior to your demo.
• Get your personal toolchain running, so you can compile code.

Due

• Demo 1 in-class this Friday. See demo times.
• Quiz 2 is due by Friday @ 11:59 PM.

Week 04 - Architecture#

Learn about software design at the macro and micro levels.

Goals:

• Learn how to structure your application to support flexibility and testability.
• Add common base classes and structure to your project.
• Kickoff your sprint! Plan which features to address.

Due

• Check-in 2 in-class this Friday. See demo times.
• Quiz 3 is due by Friday @ 11:59 PM.

Week 05 - Design Patterns#

Learn helpful implementation patterns. Also, feature branching.

Goals

• Select suitable design patterns that you will use.
• Create feature branches for your current tasks.

Due

• Check-in 3 in-class this Friday. See demo times.
• Quiz 4 is due by Friday @ 11:59 PM.

Week 06 - Testing#

How to approach testing, and what tests are critical.

Goals

• Add unit tests to your existing codebase, and ensure adequate coverage.
• From this point forward, you are expected to develop and maintain unit tests.

Due

• Demo 2 in-class this Friday. See demo times.
• Quiz 5 is due by Friday @ 11:59 PM.

Week 07 - User Interfaces#

The structure of a user-interface, and integrating it into a larger application.

Goals

• Learn how the Compose framework works.
• Get a basic user interface running for your desktop application.

Due

• Check-in 4 in-class this Friday. See demo times.
• Quiz 6 is due by Friday @ 11:59 PM.

Week 08 - Mobile Applications#

Mobile development, including Android architecture.

Goals

• Expand your project to include Android and/or iOS targets.
• Migrate code to common so that you are actively supporting multiple targets.

Due

• Check-in 5 in-class this Friday. See demo times.
• Quiz 7 is due by Friday @ 11:59 PM.

Week 09 - Concurrency#

Execution models, and learn how to leverage concurrency and Kotlin flows.

Goals

• Introduce concurrency where makes sense for your application e.g., login screens, database queries.

Due

• Demo 3 in-class this Friday. See demo times.
• Quiz 8 is due by Friday @ 11:59 PM.

Week 10 - Databases#

How to use a SQL database for data storage.

Goals

• Add your database, using the architectural patterns discussed.
• Add mocks to support testing your database classes.
• Get basic queries working with live data.

Due

• Check-in 6 in-class this Friday. See demo times.
• Quiz 9 is due by Friday @ 11:59 PM.

Week 11 - Web Services#

How to access web services.

Goals

• Add a web service to your project, if applicable.

Due

• Check-in 7 in-class this Friday. See demo times.
• Quiz 10 is due by Friday @ 11:59 PM.

Week 12 - AI Agents#

Building custom AI agents to interact with your application.

Goals

• Finish your features and finalize your software release for Demo 4.

Due

• Demo 4 in-class this Friday. See demo times.

Week 13 - Final Submission#

Goal

• Hand-in your final project submission, including documentation. This is outside of class, so be careful with the dates.

Due

• Final submission is due Fri Dec 11 @ 11:59p.