Speaker

Jim Coplien
North Central College and UMIST

Dr. Jim Coplien is an associate professor of Computer Science at North Central College in Naperville, IL. and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a M.S. in Computer Science from Vrije Universiteit Brussel. His early career work includes applied research in software development environments, version and configuration management models, and in object-oriented design and programming.

Tutorial: "Generative Programming: What Comes after Stroustrup's Talk on Templates"
Thursday 14:00 - 17:00
C++ templates are the foundation of some of the most powerful programming techniques in the language. Too often viewed as specialized afterthoughts, templates should enjoy a prominent place as first-class features that precipitate from good design. In this talk we move through the pedestrian use of templates into the broader notion of generative programming: writing programs that write programs. We usually do this by writing a compiler as a separate program, but templates can act as generators within a C++ program to create parameterized code and to compose data structures. The talk will briefly touch on other generative techniques as well.

Prerequisites:
Basic familiarity with C++ templates

Tutorial: "Organizational patterns for managers"
Friday 09:00 - 12:00
Want to know how to improve the structure of your software development team or enterprise without investing in a whole new methodologoy or management religion?
Organizational patterns capture best practices of software development teams worldwide, and provide a basis for powerful organizational introspection and piecemeal repair and growth of organizations. Based on more than a decade of research, organizational patterns provide system understanding that can support continuous improvement in meeting business objectives in a way that builds on common sense and on your team's own talents.