Editing Software Engineering (Fall 2025) (section)

== Sprint 1 ==

=== October 2 (Thursday): The Problem of Coordination (Git and GitHub) ===

'''Before Class'''
* Read Reading Note #2
* Read Chapter 2 of Mythical Man Month
* Read [https://git-scm.com/book/ms/v2/Getting-Started-A-Short-History-of-Git A very short history of Git]
* [https://www.theserverside.com/video/Git-vs-GitHub-What-is-the-difference-between-them Watch Video and Read Blog Post describing distinction between Git and GitHub] [9m]
* Watch my lecture on How to Read a Software Engineering Research Paper
* Read this research paper: Helena Tendedez, Maria-Angela Ferrario, Jon Whittle. 2018. Software Development and CSCW: Standardization and Flexibility in Large-Scale Agile Development. In ''Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction'', Vol. 2, CSCW, Article 171 (November 2018). ACM, New York, NY. 23 pages. [https://doi.org/10.1145/3274440 Download Here]

'''In Class Goals:'''

* Finish Reading Note 1 as needed
* Discuss Reading Note 2
* Finish Sprint Planning
* Standup
* Hands-on / triage issues with Task 1 (due tomorrow!)

'''Optional Materials'''
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git| Wikipedia entry on Git]
* [https://www.ted.com/talks/linus_torvalds_the_mind_behind_linux| TED Interview with Linus Torvalds]

=== October 3 (Friday) ===

[[#Bot Project Task #1|Bot Project Task 1]] due at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time. If you're done early, get started on [[#Bot Project Task #2|Bot Project Task 2]]!

=== October 7 (Tuesday) Learning from Failures and Fiascos Part 1  ===

Please be aware that these cases involve some visceral description, human tragedy, and loss of life. Although this material is disturbing, I include it because these are at times the stakes of failure in software engineering as well: our work touches on every part of life, including transportation, health, and safety systems. 

'''Before Class'''
* Read Reading Note #3
* Watch my mini-lecture on Learning From Failure (Part 1)
* Prepare Case Material
** The Oregon Whale Incident: Read article and watch 4m video: https://www.registerguard.com/story/lifestyle/2024/11/11/exploding-whale-day-florence-oregon-coast/76092539007/
** Tacoma Narrows Bridge: 
*** Watch documentary footage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_destruction.ogv
*** Read article and watch 5m video about the event: https://www.cascadepbs.org/2019/08/how-washingtons-most-infamous-bridge-failure-helped-engineers-prevent-more 
** Hyatt Regency walkway collapse
*** Listen to: https://timharford.com/2022/03/cautionary-tales-death-on-the-dance-floor/ [47m]
*** Wikipedia article about the collapse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyatt_Regency_walkway_collapse -- note the 'Investigation' section and accompanying diagram 
** Read excerpts from ''Success Through Failure'' and ''To Engineer is Human'' both by Henry Petroski.

'''Class Goals:'''
* Discuss Reading Note 3
* Standup
* Hands-on / triage issues with Task 2

'''Optional Reading:'''
* ''If you'd like to read about Brooks' idea of the roles in a software development team'', read Chapter 3 of The Mythical Man Month; we won't cover this in class.
* ''If you'd like to read about Brooks' idea of developing a coherency in operating system architecture'', read Chapter 4 of The Mythical Man Month; we won't cover this in class.
* ''If you are curious about the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse'', you might enjoy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Narrows_Bridge_(1940) the Wikipedia article]
* ''If you can't get enough of the exploding whale incident,'' it also has a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale Wikipedia article]

=== October 9 (Thursday) Learning from Failures and Fiascos Part 2 ===


'''Before Class'''
* Read Reading Note #4
* Watch my mini-lecture on Learning From Failure (Part 2)
* Prepare Case Material
** Review [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38392 an unusual CVE]
** Read [https://status.cloud.google.com/incidents/ow5i3PPK96RduMcb1SsW Google's analysis] of their May 12th 2025 outage
** Read [https://mashable.com/article/google-cloudflare-amazon-internet-outage-june-2025 how Mashable covered] the same issue
** Read [https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/16/google_cloud_outage_incident_report/ the Register's take] on what happened

'''Class Goals:'''
* Discuss Reading Note 4
* Standup
* Hands-on / triage issues with Task 2 (due Friday!)

'''Optional Reading:'''
* ''If you enjoyed the Cautionary Tales podcast,'' you might also enjoy [https://timharford.com/2023/03/cautionary-tales-office-hell-the-demise-of-the-playful-workspace/ this one], examining assumptions about work and return to office.

=== October 10 (Friday) ===

[[#Bot Project Task #2|Bot Project Task 2]] is due (release version 1.0).


=== October 14 (Tuesday) -- Requirements ===

'''Before Class'''
* Read Reading Note ##
* Watch my mini-lecture on 
* Prepare Case Material
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'''Class Goals:'''
* Discuss Reading Note ##
* Standup
* Hands-on / triage issues with Task #

'''Optional Reading:'''

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=== October 16 (Thursday) --  Design Part 1: Patterns ===

'''Before Class'''
* Read Reading Note ##
* Watch my mini-lecture on 
* Prepare Case Material
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'''Class Goals:'''
* Discuss Reading Note ##
* Standup
* Hands-on / triage issues with Task #

'''Optional Reading:'''



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=== October 17 (Friday) ===

Bot Project Task 3 is due (version 1.1)