In-class notes for 01/03/2018

CS 284 (MCA), Interim 2018

Getting started

• Introductions

• Terms of the course

  Assignment and quiz plan

• Course overview

  • intended learning outcomes, languages

  • Java labs

  • Mobile apps developed in Facebook's ReactNative framework, which produces both Android and IOS versions of apps. Javascript-based (will learn Javascript on a "need to know" basis)

  • Online resources; appointments

  • Daily questions on assignments, technology, etc., class notes

  • Nexus 9 tablets

• Schedule plan

Introduction to Java

• First lab, due Thursday
  Includes incoming background survey

• Java API (Application Programming Interface) documentation

  Example classes: System, Button, String

• Byte compilation; interpretation with Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

  Setup script:
     source ~cs284/setup

• Part 1 of lab

  Emacs/Linux reference

I/O in Java

• Exceptions; try/catch

  Example: TryIO.java

• Class variables and class methods.

  Integer.parseInt(), in FactorialDriver.java

• toString() methods

• TryIO.java

  Example invocation: % java TryIO a b c d

Deliverables

• Lab1 submitted via stogit -- Thursday "Midnight"

• Incoming background survey - due Thursday

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