COM3240 - Component-Based Programming

Spring Quarter, Mar 25 - Jun 10, 2002
Monday, 6:00-9:00 P.M

Instructor

Required Textbook and Software

The main source of information is: Clemens Szyperski Component Software - Beyond Object-Oriented Programming Addison-Wesley / ACM Press, 1998 (411 pages) ISBN 0-201-17888-5 The textbook discusses components from a number of technical and non-technical perspectives.  The readings from this book will be supplemented with more focused readings on the Java Beans component technology.  In addition, we will read a number of papers related to component technology that will be distributed in class.

Software Development Product Excellence Best Book Award.

Course Structure. About one-third of the time would be spent on advanced OO concepts; another third would be devoted to Java and Sun's component model in detail; and the last third on selected papers related to component technology.
The programming assignments will give students hands-on experience programming components in Java and Java Beans, and using component development environments. Students will learn how to:

• build a program from existing components
• write components that can be used by others
• extend a component development environment to support new features of components

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of OO concepts.
COM3230 Object-Oriented Design (or by permission of instructor)

Communication

Handouts and Projects

• Syllabus
• Grading Policy
• Problem sets (requires password)

• Final Projects

  • Projects progress meetings

Software

• Northeastern's BeanContext Development Kit (BcDK 0.9beta)
• CD-ROM COM3240, Spring 2002 Edition will be distributed in class.

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