MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Fall 2000 Catalogue Supplement

6.916 Software Engineering for Web Applications (U)

TR 2:30-4, Room 4-231, Lab TR 7-10pm, Room 1-115
Prof. Hal Abelson, Room NE43-429, x3-5856; Philip Greenspun, Room NE43-420, x3-8574
Prereq.: 6.170 or equivalent and permission of instructor
3-0-9

Introduces the problems of computation over unreliable and anonymous protocols such as the World Wide Web. The problems of persistence, concurrency control, transactions, and transactions across multiple servers are addressed. The relational database management system is introduced as a tool for attacking some of these problems. Students are taught rapid application development techniques and project management skills as they work in small mentored teams on diverse projects. Enrollment is limited to 45. 12 Engineering Design Points