The course covers different communication paradigms, for example sockets, object-oriented middleware and message-oriented middleware. The participants will get hands-on experience in building production quality applications using the different paradigms.

1. Scheduled Activities

There are two kinds of activities, lectures and tutorials.

All lectures are recorded. The videos are available under the corresponding module, see Modules in the menu to the left. The only lecture given in class is the first lecture.
There are a number of tutorials, where you can ask questions to a teaching assistant. These sessions are not mandatory, and no new material is presented.

2. Recommended Books, Online Tutorials and Documentation

The course is not based on reading from any particular book, but recommended material is shown below.

Books

An Introduction to Network Programming with Java, 3rd Edition, by Jan Graba, Springer, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-4471-5253-8 (Print) 978-1-4471-5254-5 (Online)
Java Network Programming, 4th Edition, Developing Networked Applications, by Elliotte Rusty Harold, O'Reilly & Ass., Inc., 2013

Java Tutorials and Documentation

The Java Tutorials. Practical guides for programmers who want to use the Java programming language to create applications.
Java SE Technical Documentation

Spring Tutorials and Documentation

Spring Guides Short hands-on instructions for many different development task with Spring
Spring Boot Reference Guide
Spring Framework Reference Guides
Thymeleaf documentation

Android Tutorials and Documentation

Git Tutorials

Lecture notes provided by Simone Stefani, sstefani@kth.se
- part one, Let’s talk Git - Working alone.pdf
- part two, Let’s talk Git - Working in team.pdf

3. Programming Environments

3.1. Java Platforms

3.2. Integrated Development Environments (IDE) for Java

An IDE (Integrated Development Environment) provides integrated visual design, editing, compilation, and debugging capabilities.

NetBeans NetBeans is used in most of the videos. It is, however, currently (2018) in transition from Oracle to Apache, the latest version is therefore a bit incomplete. If you use NetBeans, make sure to download from Apache.
IntelliJ IDEA Intellij IDEA is used in the video on application servers, which was recorded this year (2018). The reason is the above mentioned NetBeans status.
Eclipse

4. Questions

Questions regarding development (bugs in your code, how to code a certain functionality, etc) shall be asked primarily to teaching assistants during tutorials.
Questions regarding course layout and examination shall be posted here in Canvas, under Discussions.

5. Examination

The examination consists of

Approved homeworks (INL1; 4.5 hp)
Approved project and exam (TEN1; 3 hp)

5.1. Homeworks, INL1, 4.5hp

You pass the INL1 sub course all five homeworks are approved. Homeworks are to be submitted in Canvas, on the corresponding Assignment page, where you also find the tasks. For more information on how to report homeworks, see Instructions For Homeworks.

5.2. Project, TEN1; 3 hp

You pass the TEN1 sub course if your project is approved, and you pass the written exam. The project shall be submitted in Canvas, on the corresponding Assignment page, where you also find the task. For more information on how to report the project, see Instructions For Project. For more information on the written exam, see Written Exam.

5.4 Grading

The INL1 sub course is graded with the grades P/F. The TEN1 sub course, and the entire course, are graded with the grades A-F based on the total sum of higher grade points collected on homeworks and project. The maximum score is two higher grade points for each of the five homeworks, plus five higer grade points for the project, which makes a total of 15 points. The grade limits are as follows.

0-4 points: E
5-8 points: D
9-11 points: C
12-13 points: B
14-15 points: A

It is unfortunately impossible to mark an assignment as passed with zero points in Canvas. Therefore, the points you will see in Canvas do not correspond to the higher grade points mentioned above. The translation is as follows.

0 points - not passed
1 point - passed, but no higher grade points
2 points - passed, and one higher grade point
3 points - passed, and two higher grade point

As can be seen in the list above, you have to reduce one point from each passed assignment to get the higher grade score used to decide your grade.

Note that you do not get a final grade unless you have passed both INL1 and TEN1.

6. Disability

Support via Funka

If you have a disability, you may receive support from Funka.
https://www.kth.se/en/student/studentliv/funktionsnedsattning

Inform the teacher
We recommend you inform the teacher regarding any need you may have. Funka does not automatically inform the teacher.

7. Teachers

Leif Lindbäck, Examiner, Course responsible, Teacher
email: leifl@kth.se It is best to ask questions under Discussions in Canvas, since then all participants can see the answer.