In this private reading I will prepare for teaching an exco in the spring of 2002 on advanced object-oriented topics. During the private reading I will develop documents to aid me during the instruction of that course. In addition I will practice with the material to become better versed in it, as well as discuss techniques and strategies for effective teaching. Subjects covered will include:

• Connections between Procedural and Functional Styles
• Formal Design Patterns
  • Singleton
  • Null Object
  • etc...
• Object Oriented programming in C++
• Refactoring
• Parametric Polymorphism (GJ/templates)

The following material will be used as sources for the information to be taught in the exco and will be the bulk of my reading during this semester:

• Gamma et al. Design Patterns: elements of reusable object-oriented software, Addison-Wesley, 1995. (aka Gang of Four aka GoF aka The Bible)
• Fowler, Martin Refactoring: improving the design of existing code, Addison-Wesley, 1999
• Stroustrup, Bjarne The C++ programming language Addison-Wesley, 2000
• Gilad Bracha, Martin Odersky, David Stoutamire, and Philip Wadler. Making the future safe for the past: Adding Genericity to the Java Programming Language. OOPSLA 98, Vancouver, October 1998. http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/who/wadler/pizza/gj/index.html
• Gilad Bracha, Martin Odersky, David Stoutamire, and Philip Wadler. GJ: Extending the Java Programming Language with type parameters. Manuscript, March 1998; revised August 1998. http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/who/wadler/pizza/gj/index.html
• Gilad Bracha, Martin Odersky, David Stoutamire, and Philip Wadler. GJ Specification. Manuscript, May 1998. http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/who/wadler/pizza/gj/index.html

• Gelernter, David Hillel Programming Linguistics MIT Press, 1990
• Joyner, Ian Objects unencapsulated : Java, Eiffel, and C++?? Prentice Hall PTR, 1999

I will produce a web site which will contain a course syllabus, outline of course schedule, lesson plans/lecture notes and assignments. Lecture notes and assignments will be made available to the general public at a later date as the course is taught. In addition to these products I will meet with the instructor to discuss my progress. I may also practice the material by explaining it to the instructor.

Material covered during each week of the private reading should correspond to the material I will teach that week of the next semester.

I plan on teaching an exco in advanced object-oriented programming concepts in the spring of 2002. This private reading will prepare me to teach that exco as well as possible.

jwalker@cs.oberlin.edu