7. Distributed computing

Week 7 (October 9)

Due: 2.3 Weather lab

Dictionaries. Interaction with remote APIs, distributed computing. Comparing functional programming within a program (functions), on one computer (pipes), and across computers (APIs).

Week 7 Notes

• Wrapping up Unit 1: Please get in touch if you need any help with the problem set or the project.
• Problem solving strategies in Scatter Lab and Weather Lab.
• Introduction to Weather Lab.
• Next week is fall break; no new content. Please take this time to catch up if necessary.

• The Pedagogy of Programming
• Assignments
• Department-Wide Policies
• Schedule
• 1. Imperative programming
• 2. Variables and functions
• 3. Control structures
• 4. Planning
• 5. Functional programming
• 6. Processing data
• 7. Distributed computing
• 8. Data science tools
• 9. Debugging and testing
• 10. Object-oriented programming
• 11. Strategy
• 12. Frameworks
• 13. Games project
• 14. Wrap-up
• Syllabus