CS100J, Spring 2001
Thurs 5/3
Lecture 28
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Announcements:
+ P6 due NOW
+ Makeup tonight in Upson B17 7:30-9:30 (did you sign up?)
+ Final exam 5/10
+ Final review session: see web
+ still hold Sunday session? 
+ consulting hours change: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, 2:00-5:00pm each day
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Topics:
+ MATLAB wrapup
+ $main$ and $args$: NO MORE MAGIC LINES!
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Summary from Lecture 28:
+ functions in MATLAB
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$args$:
+ command line arguments
  strings input to program
  > java <filename> <args>
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Course Summary:

+ Programming is automated problem solving
  - problem
  - algorithm (written human language: words, sentences)
  - code (computer language: tokens, statements)
  - solution

+ Process
  - figure out human approach
  - break things down
  - think writing

+ Writing
  - brainstorm
  - outline
  - code
  - refine

+ Suggestions
  - sooner to computer, longer it takes
  - use commenting to avoid starting
  - use writing process
  - outline on computer
  - convert outline to comments
  - convert comments to code
  - presto! you have program

+ Testing
  - OOP to write and test small "chunks"
  - use known, smaller test values/results

+ Overall issues
  - modeling:
    attributes -> variables
    behaviors  -> functions/methods
    things     -> classes (vars+meths)
  - redundancy: avoid!
    conditions for choices
    loops for automated repetition
    functions for repeated code
    classes to group vars and methods
    packages/toolboxes to collect classes/functions
    drivers to control function/script/class interaction
  - code reuse
    write general code
    create own collections
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CS211: What to do next:
+ beyond CS100: inheritance, I/O, interfaces, GUIs, recursion, 
  efficiency (O(n) stuff), data structures
+ review P6 -- try to incorporate linked list, learn/improve I/O, write GUI
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Mystery event ???
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