Editing Software Engineering (Fall 2025) (section)

=== 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]