Computer science B.U.T., second year, Application development track

Writing efficient code

Pick the data structure and the algorithm that hold as the data grows, and prove it by analysis, then by measurement.

From a need to a specification

Turn what a client asks for into requirements, use cases, stories and models that can be checked.

Designing software that lasts

Structure software so that a change stays local: principles, patterns, architecture, teamwork on Git, services and data access.

Proving an application works

Build an application's test campaign, from the unit to the interface, measure what it covers and run it on every change.

Building a web application

Build a complete web application, from the browser to the database, and close its classic security holes.

Going all the way on the web

Build a single-page application with a framework, then assess its usability, accessibility and speed.

Building for the phone

Design a mobile app that respects the lifecycle, permissions, battery and offline use, all the way to publication.

Programming close to the system

Write programs that create processes and threads, synchronise them and make them communicate.

Understanding how a network carries data

Read a capture byte by byte and predict a packet's path through routers, NAT and filters.

Connecting an application to its database

Connect a program to its database safely, program logic inside it, stay correct when several users write at once and make a query fast..

Shaping data well, in tables or otherwise

Normalise a relational schema from its dependencies and tell when another database model fits better.

Keeping a secret

Encrypt, decrypt and break the classical ciphers by hand, run RSA and Diffie-Hellman on small numbers, and detect and correct a transmission error..

Running several machines inside one

Create virtual machines and containers, connect them and choose which of the two fits.

Making a machine read a language

Describe a language with a regular expression, an automaton or a grammar, move from one to the other and run by hand what the machine does when it reads a word.

Measuring chance

Work out a probability, pick the distribution that models a random phenomenon and tell whether a queue can take the load.

Finding the best solution

Set up an optimisation problem and solve it by hand: linear programme, matching, gradient descent, search through a tree of possibilities.

Working agile

Run a team with Scrum or Kanban, read its progress, describe a business process and carry a responsible product vision.

Steering an information system

Explain what an organisation's information system is for, align it with its strategy, weigh its risks and footprint, and lead the arrival of an ERP.

The law of code, data and platforms

Know what the law allows and requires when you write code, process personal data, sign a contract or put a service online..

English for IT

Read documentation, a tutorial or a requirements specification in English and write technical documentation, with the words of the trade.

English at work

Apply for a job, write, speak up and work in a team in English.

Communicating at work

Know how to find information, gather a need, write the documents of the trade, hold a defence or a meeting and support users, choosing each time the form that suits the reader or listener.

Landing an internship or a job

Know how to read the market and a job posting, build a CV and a letter that answer it, hold an interview, and control what the web and your network say about you.

Computer science B.U.T. year two, application development