CSCE 590: Distributed Programming

Homepage: http://jmvidal.cse.sc.edu
Office: SWGN 3A51
Office Hours: Check my Calendar, or email me for appointment.
Email: vidal@sc.edu

Grading: There will be four problem sets to be done in groups of 1-3 students. For graduate students each PS is worth 15% of your final grade, for undergraduate students the top three PSs will each be worth 20%, that is, I will drop your lowest PS grade. There will also be four tests. Each test is worth 10% of your grade.

Overview: This class deals with distributed programming, emphasizing distributed object systems. Specifically, we will be studying and implementing programs using the following technologies:

• Socket programming (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, Java Servlets, and some other helper technologies like HTML parsers), with Java.
• Distributed Object systems: a general overview.
• Java RMI.
• CORBA. (using Java)
• XML and SOAP

• The rest of Microsoft's .NET initiative .
• Sun's Jini technology.
• Java Enterprise Beans.
• Anything else that might be relevant :-)

Prerequisites: This class involves a lot of programming. I will assume that you have extensive experience with object-oriented programming. You need to have taken Data Structures and Algorithms, as well as other programming classes. You also must be willing to dedicate a lot of time to this class as programming is always an extremely time-consuming activity.

Deliverables: Students who pass this class are be able to design and implemented complex software solutions using state of the art software engineering techniques. They are able to understand, design, and implement sophisticated distributed applications using state of the art technologies such as Java RMI, CORBA, XML, XML-RPC, and SOAP. They have a deep understanding of the techniques behind distributed programming, distributed object systems, and component programming.