CSC 1060 C++ Project Playbook

A large-scale project that you will develop independently throughout the semester, showcasing your C++ skills.

The initial planning phase where you brainstorm ideas, choose a central concept, and outline the project's purpose. It's about getting your creative juices flowing.

Regular checkpoints throughout the project where you showcase your progress, discuss challenges, and get feedback from instructors.

A working version of the project with the core functionalities implemented, ready for testing and feedback.

The final, compiled version of your C++ project, including all source code and supporting documentation.

A video presentation where you showcase your project, explain its features, and demonstrate its functionality.

A peer evaluation process where fellow students provide constructive feedback on your project.

A series of steps involving designing, testing, debugging, and iterating on your C++ project. This process ensures that your project is functional and meets your goals.

A technique designed to improve the effectiveness of learning by introducing new concepts or information in a spaced and repeated manner.

The initial, incomplete version of a software project, focused on testing core functionalities and ensuring basic features work.

Splitting a software project into smaller, manageable parts, each with a distinct purpose.

In software development, planning and organizing the components of a project, and how they interact.

Creating detailed visual representations of the steps involved in a software program's logic.

Using a simplified, English-like language to describe program logic before writing actual code.

Charts that show input, processing, and output of data in a program.

The process of testing individual components (units) of a software program to ensure they work correctly.

A written description outlining the functionalities and purpose of an app.

Diagrams that represent the relationships between classes in your app, showcasing the structure and interactions.

Tests that ensure the correctness and functionality of individual segments of your app.

A presentation that summarizes the progress on your app, usually in a short stand-up format.

A compiled and packaged version of your completed app, including all necessary files and instructions.

A programming technique where the interface (public part) is separated from the implementation details (private part).

The ability of a function to have multiple definitions based on the data types of its parameters.

An abstract data type is a data structure that defines a set of operations that can be performed on it.

Code that creates and manipulates objects, representing real-world entities.

Handling unexpected events during program execution, using try, catch, and throw keywords.