CISC474 03/13/2006

Informal Impromptu Code Reviews

From Merriam-Webster:

Main Entry: ²impromptu
Function: adjective
1 : made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : IMPROVISED
2 : composed or uttered without previous preparation : EXTEMPORANEOUS
- impromptu adverb

• We wont have time to go through all the groups.
• I'll take volunteers, then I'll roll the dice
• Those spokespersons who do speak will have an opportunity to earn up to 25 points for their group
  • 15 points for the quality of the work that the group has done.
    • 12: work is acceptable: only minor flaws.
    • 13: work is good: no major flaws
    • 14: work is very good: contains things others can learn from
    • 15: work is a shining beacon of excellence, totally without flaw. Makes you wish you were a part of that team, or proud to be a member of that team.
  • 10 points for the clarity of the presentation:
    • 7: acceptable—got the point across, not particularly polished, but no major problems
    • 8: good—the usual grade: did well, only minor stumbles
    • 9: very good—creates impression of a polished public speaker, holds audiences attention
    • 10: outstanding—a truly unusual performance, spellbinding, mezmerizing, inspiring. "I got goosebumps". Makes one proud to be a part of a university that contains such a speaker as this.
• Not everyone will have a chance to speak. Groups that do not get a chance today will be given an opportunity to volunteer next time we do this.

What you should do:

Before you come up:

1. Ssh into strauss, and go to the directory where your code lives
2. Make sure that Ant and JUnit are working on your code—practice typing the commands that show this working.
3. Decide which source files you want to show the audience. You should choose at least one file containing tests, and one containing stub Java code for your methods.
• Think of a couple of sentences to say about each one.
• You want your audience to be interested in what you say, so try to be interesting.
4. Leave yourself in the directory

When you come up

1. Do a pwd command to show us where you are on strauss
2. Demonstrate that your build.xml file runs Ant and JUnit to show tests that fail.
3. Show us your tests, and your stub Java code.

Groups and Spokespersons