Agile Software Development & DevOps

New York University
Department of Computer Science

Schedule

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Helpful resources	Quiz due	Exercise due
9/2	1	Welcome	Lecture slides: - Course intro Notes: - Course intro - Syllabus - Discord for Education - Zoom etiquette	- Manifesto for Agile Software Development, by Beck et al - Principles behind the Agile Manifesto, by Beck et al - Agile and the Long Crisis of Software, by Miriam Posner
9/7	n/a	no class (University Holiday)
9/9	2	Scrum	Lecture slides:: - Scrum Notes: - Scrum - Using GitHub for Scrum	- The Scrum Guide^TM, by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland	- FERPA consent form - Intake questionnaire	- Join Discord and create your private channel - Create GitHub account - Join Figma - Install Node.js
9/14	3	Version control	Lecture slides:: - Version control Notes: - Version control - Git & GitHub - The Elements of Technical Writing Style - GitHub for collaboration	Video tutorials: - How to submit an assignment to GitHub	Scrum	Project proposal

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Helpful resources	Quiz due	Exercise due
9/16	4	The Web	Lecture slides: - The Web Notes: - The Web	- Google’s Markdown Style Guide - Atlassian git workflow comparison	Git & GitHub	Vote on project proposals
9/21	n/a	no class (Professor out)
9/23	5	Javascript	Lecture slides: - Javascript Notes: - Javascript Examples: - 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
9/28	6	Javascript
9/30	7	Full stack mobile web app preview	Examples: - Example full stack app		Javascript

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
10/5	8	Project Kick-Off
10/7	9	Rapid Prototying	Notes: - User experience design - Figma essentials Examples: - Example prototype	How to Wireframe by Figma Marketing			- Full-stack app
10/12	n/a	no class (University Holiday)
10/14	10	Project work	Notes: - Project work day plan - Coding conventions - Implementing Scrum using GitHub - Feature branch workflow		User experience design	- Project setup - Sprint 0 planning
10/19	11	Stakeholder demos	Notes: - Stakeholder demos			Daily standup	Parts of Sprint 0: - app map & wireframes - prototype
10/21	n/a	no class (Professor out)

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
10/26	12	React.js	Notes: - React.js - Project kickoff Examples: - Example simple React.js app	- 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
10/28	13	React.js	Examples: - React.js starter app			Daily standup
11/2	14	Project work	Notes: - Project work day plan		React.js	Daily standup
11/4	15	Stakeholder demos	Notes: - Stakeholder demos

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
11/9	16	Express.js	Notes: - Express.js Examples: - 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
11/11	17	Software testing	Notes: - Software testing - Unit testing		Express.js	Daily standup
11/16	18	Project work	Notes: - Project work day plan		Software testing	Daily standup
11/18	n/a	no class (Professor out)
11/23	19	Stakeholder demos	Notes: - Stakeholder demos			Daily standup

A Scrum sprint focused on integrating databases into the application.

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Helpful resources	Quiz due	Scrum tasks due	Exercise due
11/25	20	Data storage	Notes: - Data storage Examples: - 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
11/30	21	Authentication	Notes: - Authentication		Data storage	Daily standup
12/2	22	Project work	Notes: - Project work day plan			Daily standup
12/7	23	Stakeholder demos	Notes: - Stakeholder demos			Daily standup

A Scrum sprint focused on finishing up and deploying the application.

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Helpful resources	Quiz due	Scrum tasks due	Exercise due
12/9	24	Deployment	Notes: - Deployment	Digital Ocean referral link	Sprint 3 feedback	- Stakeholder demo - Sprint 4 planning	Completed Sprint 3: - database integration
12/14	25	Project work	Notes: - Project work day plan

Presenting the finished product to stakeholders and end-users.

Date	Class	Topics	Notes	Helpful resources	Quiz due	Scrum tasks due	Exercise due
TBD	26	Project presentations	Notes: -Project presentations		Due after all presentations: - Sprint 4 feedback - Student outtake questionnaire (submit once all presentations are complete)		Completed Sprint 4: - deployment (No late work accepted beyond this date)