In-class notes for 05/08/2020

CS 284 (MCA), Spring 2020

• Lab 5 updated

  • Based on a secure database password solution contributed by Anders (an extra feature for Recipe team that all teams may now use)

  • ~/MCA/examples/mcalib.js library for supporting the project work

    • Copied into examples/node-pg (for pgCommands.js) and examples/button-server-db

    • I will update this library to provide new functionality as it becomes available/needed

  • Another team may share a more-secure login strategy - will make their extra feature available for other teams to use when/if it appears (via examples repo).

    • If you/your team has developed some extra feature that teams might be able to use, please send me an individual Piazza about it.

• New virtual machine mca-node.cs.stolaf.edu created by Rob (as cluster manager)

  • Intended for locating shared Node backend servers for your projects.

    • An extra feature...

  • node.js, node-postgres, node-fetch are pre-installed

  • You should all have accounts

  • To appear: Port assignments that you may use on any computer (link machine, mca-node.cs, etc.) without conflicting with someone else.

• Project deliverables by date page

• Monday "midnight" goal: Baseline project

  • Suggested process (if it helps)

    1. Push a (tested) navigation app to team repo

    2. Start modifying it to build your storyboard displays (without necessarily all the backend)

    3. Add a backend server that connects to db. You could add button page as an extra UI page for testing it.

    4. Start adding tables and

• Incremental approach

• Submit a PDF (from google doc) describing the state of your project.

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