Demos

1
Demos

• Wednesday 300 p.m. to 520 p.m. in ECC and SEM
  233 (my office)
• 20 minutes
• Please sign up for a 20 minute slot
• Put stable code snapshot on team web page
• Zip
• Tgz
• Destroy team page after Friday 500 p.m.

2
Barzun's Laws of Learning

• The simple but difficult arts of paying
  attention, copying accurately, following an
  argument, detecting an ambiguity or a false
  inference, testing guesses by summoning up
  contrary instances, organizing one's time and
  one's thought for study -- all these arts --
  cannot be taught in the air but only through the
  difficulties of a defined subject. They cannot be
  taught in one course or one year, but must be
  acquired gradually in dozens of connections.

3
Learning

• Learn by experience. How hard is it to work in a
  team? Why? What will you do different next time?
• CS425 is also an introduction to teamwork, CS426
  is about using your CS425 experience.
• Will not count assignment 8 (unit tested code)
• Assignment 9 will be graded on Demo.

4
Working in Teams is hard

• Paying attention
• Following an argument (discussion of pros and
  cons)
• Detecting an ambiguity or a false inference
• Testing guesses by summoning up contrary
  instances
• Making the case for a design decision
• Recognizing team member strengths

5
Working in an organization

• Documentation instead of repeated teaching
• Write well. Lists are useful in technical docs
• Presentations
• Speak well. Pictures are worth
• Making the case
• Cogent, logical, arguments
• Independence
• Learn on your own. What would you like to hear?
• What should I do?
• Which alternative is best?