Agile Software Development & DevOps
New York University
Department of Computer Science
Schedule
Process
| Date | Class | Topics | Notes | Helpful resources | Quiz due | Scrum tasks due | Exercise due |
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| 1/22 | 1 | Welcome | - Course intro - Syllabus |
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| 1/27 | 2 | Scrum | - Discord for Education - Scrum - Notes on using GitHub for Scrum |
- Manifesto for Agile Software Development, by Beck et al - Principles behind the Agile Manifesto, by Beck et al - The Scrum GuideTM, by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland |
Student intake questionnaire | - Complete consent form - Join Discord - Create GitHub account - Install Node.js |
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| 1/29 | 3 | Version control | - Version control - Git & GitHub - GitHub for collaboration |
Atlassian git workflow comparison | Scrum | Project proposal |
The Mobile Web
| Date | Class | Topics | Notes | Helpful resources | Quiz due | Scrum tasks due | Exercise due |
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| 2/3 | 4 | The Web | The Web | Google’s Markdown Style Guide | Git & GitHub | Vote on project proposals | |
| 2/5 | 5 | Javascript | - Javascript - Example Javascript code |
- Exploring ES6, by Alex Rauschmayer - Eloquent Javascript, by Marijn Haverbeke - The Modern Javascript Tutorial, by javascript.info |
The Web | - Git/GitHub configuration - Git/GitHub workflow practice |
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| 2/10 | 6 | Javascript | |||||
| 2/12 | 7 | Full stack mobile web app preview | Example full stack app | Javascript | |||
| 2/17 | n/a | no class (Presidents Day) |
Sprint 0 - Rapid prototyping
An informal short sprint focused on completing a clickable prototype of the application.
| Date | Class | Topics | Notes | Helpful resources | Quiz due | Scrum tasks due | Exercise due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/19 | 8 | Rapid Prototying | - User experience design - Figma essentials - Example prototype |
How to Wireframe by Figma Marketing | Full-stack app | ||
| 2/24 | 9 | Project work | - Implementing Scrum using GitHub - Feature branch workflow |
User experience design | - Project setup - Sprint 0 planning |
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| 2/26 | 10 | Stakeholder demos | Daily standup | Parts of Sprint 0: - app map & wireframes - prototype |
Sprint 1 - Front-end development
A Scrum sprint focused on knocking out the front-end of the application.
| Date | Class | Topics | Notes | Helpful resources | Quiz due | Scrum tasks due | Exercise due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/3 | 11 | React.js | - React.js - Example simple React.js app - Project kickoff |
- React.js official site, including tutorials and documentation. - Video: React Router Tutorial, by Dev Ed. - Video course: React for Web Designers, by Joe Chellman |
Sprint 0 feedback | - Stakeholder demo - Sprint 1 planning |
Remaining parts of Sprint 0: - project setup - sprint planning |
| 3/5 | 12 | React.js | - React.js starter app | Daily standup | |||
| 3/10 | 13 | Project work | React.js | Daily standup | |||
| 3/12 | 14 | Stakeholder demos |
Sprint 2 - Back-end development
A Scrum sprint focused on knocking out the back-end of the application.
| Date | Class | Topics | Notes | Helpful resources | Quiz due | Scrum tasks due | Exercise due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/17 | 15 | Express.js | - Express.js - Express.js starter app |
- Express.js official site, including tutorials and documentation. - Video: Build A Restful Api With Node.js Express & MongoDB, by Dev Ed. - Video course: Dynamic websites with Node and Express, by Daniel Khan |
Sprint 1 feedback | - Stakeholder demo - Sprint 2 planning |
Completed Sprint 1:: - React.js front-end |
| 3/19 | 16 | Software testing | - Software testing - Unit testing |
Express.js | Daily standup | ||
| 3/24 | n/a | no class (NYU Spring Break) | |||||
| 3/25 | n/a | no class (NYU Spring Break) | |||||
| 3/31 | 17 | Project work | Software testing | Daily standup | |||
| 4/2 | 18 | Stakeholder demos | Daily standup |
Sprint 3 - Database integration
A Scrum sprint focused on integrating databases into the application.
| Date | Class | Topics | Notes | Helpful resources | Quiz due | Scrum tasks due | Exercise due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/7 | 19 | Data storage | - Data storage -Example data storage app |
- Video course: Databases for Node.js Developers, by Daniel Khan - Mongoose official site, including tutorials and documentation. |
Sprint 2 feedback | - Stakeholder demo - Sprint 3 planning |
Completed Sprint 2: - express.js back-end |
| 4/9 | 20 | Authentication | Authentication | Data storage | Daily standup | ||
| 4/14 | 21 | Project work | Daily standup | ||||
| 4/16 | 22 | Stakeholder demos | Daily standup |
Sprint 4 - Deployment
A Scrum sprint focused on finishing up and deploying the application.
| Date | Class | Topics | Notes | Helpful resources | Quiz due | Scrum tasks due | Exercise due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/21 | 23 | Deployment | Deployment | Digital Ocean referral link | Sprint 3 feedback | - Stakeholder demo - Sprint 4 planning |
Completed Sprint 3: - database integration |
| 4/23 | 24 | Project work | |||||
| 4/28 | 25 | Project work |
Release
Presenting the finished product to stakeholders and end-users.
| Date | Class | Topics | Notes | Helpful resources | Quiz due | Scrum tasks due | Exercise due |
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| 4/30 | 26 | Project presentations | Project presentations | Due after presentations: - Sprint 4 feedback - Student outtake questionnaire |
Completed Sprint 4: - deployment (No late work accepted beyond this date) |
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| 5/5 | 27 | Project presentations |