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COMP 202: Principles of Object-Oriented Programming II

Resources

Home — Fall 2008

CLASS RESOURCES:

Java Resources Web Site (http://www.exciton.cs.rice.edu/JavaResources) -- Tons of information on everything from Java syntax to design patterns.
Java 6 Resources
- Latest API documentation
- Java Home Page
- General Information
  - Important changes that occurred at version 5:
    - Synopsis of changes. Detailed discussion of new features.
    - Generics
      - General information
      - Tutorial
- Downloads (Download and install the version without NetBeans!)
  - Latest version:
    - Windows and Linux
    - Mac
DrJava
- Home page: http://www.drjava.org
- Download the latest DrJava (for Rice students only).
- Documentation
  - General
  - Language Levels
- Configuring DrJava to find the tools.jar file.
- Using the DrJava Projects facility
Javadocs, JARs and Packages
Code for Data Structures Used in This Class
A nice paper on why polymorphic dispatching is better than using conditionals, from the IEEE Computer Magazine, March 2004: Metamorphic Programming: Unconventional High Performance by Peter M. Maurer, Baylor University
For homework assignments, please note our README Guidelines and our submission instructions.

All students are required to be able to use the Owlnet PC (or Mac) computers in Symonds I, II, Ryon and Mudd. If you don't have one already, set up your PC/Mac password by going to the following Rice website: https://apply.rice.edu/. You must have a PC/Mac password before you can use the computers in the lab!
Store your data in your Owlnet Unix account and access it from anywhere on campus from both PC's and Unix workstations. To connect to your Unix account from a PC by "mapping" it, see the following directions: http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~comp100/03-fall/Tutorials/map_network_drive.html

COMP 201 (http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~comp201) -- The fiirst semester to the COMP 201/202 introductory course sequence. Offered spring semesters only.
COMP 210 (http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~comp210) -- The first semester introductory course in Scheme. Covers similar material to COMP 201 but in Scheme. Prerequisite to COMP 212. Offered fall semesters only.
COMP 212 (http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~comp212) -- Second semester of the COMP 210/COMP 212 introductory sequence. Covers similar material to COMP 201/202, but starts at a more advanced level. Offered spring semesters only.
COMP 402 (http://www.cs.rice.edu/~mgricken/teaching/402/) -- This course introduces you to the complexities of large software projects. Topics include Extreme Programming, testing, concurrency, source revision control, and more. DrJava is used as an example, and you get the chance to improve a program used by thousands of users!
COMP 410 (http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~comp410) The first semester of the advanced software engineering course. COMP 201/202 students are qualified to take this course.
COMP 415 (http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~comp415) The second semester of the advanced software engineering course. COMP 410 is prerequisite.