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====== Due 11/3/08 (in class) ======

You don't need to hand anything in, just be prepared to discuss.

  - Study the Amazon.com interview questions.  You might want to...
    - Try making a simple program with two threads that deadlocks the Ninjas.
    - After you figure out what the inner class one prints, type it in and run it.
  - Identify your single most time-consuming Project 3 bug.
    - What failure did it cause (e.g., what output did you see)?
    - What was the error?
    - How did you fix it?



====== Due 10/8/08 (in class) ======

  - Print the "What makes a good program?" set of rules (from lecture [[http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/cs190m/fall08/notes/2008-10-06/|2008-10-06]], file ''programming-style.pdf'').  Mark each rule as supporting one or more of the principles of Simplicity ("S"), Clarity ("C"), and/or Generality ("G").
  - Add a junit test module to your project (Project 2B).  Submit hardcopy of your test class (e.g., ''PuzzleSolverTester'') and include with project submission on regular due date.

//Questions for class time discussion (nothing to be handed in, just be prepared to discuss): //

  - To what noun does the adjective "polymorphic" apply?
  - Distinguish between dynamically bound methods and statically bound data members.
  - On what syntactic structure is a "cast" applied?
  - Do casts generate compile time or runtime errors?
  - What is "Hoare's rule of consequence" and how does it apply to exceptions and subclass methods?
  - What is multiple inheritance?
  - What approach (keyword) in Java is used in place of multiple inheritance?
  - With what syllable do ''interface'' names frequently end?
  - Name two Java techniques to determine the class of an object.
  - What is the alternative way to implement a thread without subclassing Thread?
  - Variables may be of primitive type, class type, array type, and what fourth type?