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!