Winter 2014 SPO600 Weekly Schedule

This is a draft only!
It is still under construction and content may change. Do not rely on this information.

Week 1

• Introduction to Computer Architecture
• Machine language and Instruction Set Architecture
• Assembly Language
• Porting vs Portable
• Open Source

ToDo

• Select two open source communities. Identify how they operate, specifically:
  • Where the code is kept
  • How the community communicates
  • How people join the community
  • Who the gatekeepers are (e.g. module maintainers)
  • The code review process
  • The size, age, and maturity of the community
  • The health of the community (from Vibrant to Moribund)
• Read through the entirety of two code reviews, one in each community.
• Write a blog post comparing the two communities.