Post on 22-Dec-2015
Your presentations in CSSE 477
CSSE 477Software Architecture
Week 9, Day 4
During week 10
Your team will be giving 2 presentations:– A report on your term paper (3 per hour)– A report on the six little projects you did (3 per
hour)
How come so many?
• Software architecture is half technical and half social
• The software architect has to sell their ideas to different audiences, like:– Customers and product managers– Developers and testers
• Almost all software designers have to present solutions to a group
• The best way to get good at a practical skill like this is - to practice!
Or, drawing on The Far Side:
“Look what Zog do!”
Architects do this a lot…
• Learning from someone else’s experience
• Goal for the listeners is to apply it to something they are going to do, like:– Trying to go to product lines is tricky! and
takes time, or– Yes, you can Open Source the development
of an operating system
How about the week 10 talks?
• The talk on your research paper is also a common thing for designers to do.– Often, it explores a new technology or design
method you’re considering using– I often did these in industry, on new ideas we
might try in products
• The talk wrapping-up your project is a retrospective.– It’s like a case study on your own stuff!
Good luck & have fun!