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Software engineering laboratory: Open-Source EiffelStudio
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:14:27
Abstract
This course is an opportunity to take part in leading-edge software construction and gain academic credit for it. The EiffelStudio environment provides a rich basis of extensions and new developments.The course will be held in laboratory-style: students choose a project and meet regularly with assistants. The best developments are candidate for inclusion in actual software releases.
Content
The growing popularity of open-source projects provides a fertile ground for creative software developers to demonstrate and hone their design and implementation skills. This course is an opportunity to take part in leading-edge software construction and gain academic credit for it. The EiffelStudio environment (in 2006, 2 million lines of open-source code) provides a rich basis of potential extensions and new developments. The course is not structured as a traditional set of lectures but is laboratory-style: students choose a project and meet regularly with assistants to report progress and obtain guidance. The results produced should meet standards of quality software engineering; the best developments are candidate for inclusion in actual software releases. This is an opportunity to learn by doing and to encounter the challenges of large, production-grade software development.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- BSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| practical/laboratory course |
Software engineering laboratory: Open-Source EiffelStudio
Persönliche Projektarbeit, keine vorgegebenen Vorlesungsstunden.
Personal project work, no fixed lectures.
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No time listed | 8 h weekly |