Joseph Bergin, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer Science (Emeritus, in Residence)

Extreme Programming Trainer and Coach
Certified ScrumMaster

Reflections on Completing 39 Years of Teaching

Department of Computer Science
Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Pace University
One Pace Plaza
New York, NY 10038

Information - Spring 2011

E-MAIL: jbergin@pace.edu
Offices: 163 William Street NYC, 319 Goldstein Pleasantville, and White Plains Graduate Center
Department Office 212- 346-1687
Hours: By appointment and online anytime.
Personal web site: http://jbergin.com

Recent Work

I have recently finished a new book: Agile Software: Patterns of Practice

Agile Software

It is now available in print and ePub formats. Kindle format also available at Amazon. It combines two of my professional interests, namely Agile Software Development and Patterns.

You can learn more, including where to purchase it, at my personal/professional website: http://jbergin.com. Some of the patterns can be seen at http://pop.fed.wiki.org.

Course Related

Papers and Work in Progress

Pedagogical Patterns | Elementary Patterns | Patterns Short Course | Language | STL | Java | Java & OO | Object Oriented Programming | Extreme Programming | C++ | Monty Karel, Karel++ & Karel J. Robot | Publishing your work| ITiCSE | Projects | Conferences | Workshops | Student Projects | Links | Motivation | Biographical | Google

The papers are in HTML, Adobe Acrobat, or ASCII text format.

Pedagogical Patterns (Patterns Intended for Educators) -- Project Home Page

A Pattern Language for Computer Science Course Development by Bergin (HTML) <<<- Preliminary
Fourteen Pedagogical Patterns for Teaching Computer Science by Bergin (HTML)
Early Bird, Spiral, and twelve other patterns.
Several More Pedagogical Patterns by Bergin (HTML) <<<- First Look, In Development
Lazy Professor, Active Student, Buddy System, and more patterns.
Two Patterns for Course Design by Bergin (submitted to EuroPLoP 2003)
Two Patterns for Awkward Situations in Teaching by Bergin (in progress)
Patterns for Feedback Giving and Receiving Feedback, by Eckstein, Bergin, and Sharp (HTML)
Paper for EuroPLoP 2002, Irsee, Germany.
Patterns for Active Learning, by Eckstein, Bergin, and Sharp (HTML)
Paper for PLoP 2002
Introvert - Extrovert Two patterns to help an introverted person play an extroverted role. Bergin (HTML)
Patterns for Experiential Learning by Eckstein, Manns, Marquardt, and Wallingford (contributor) (HTML)
Patterns For Gaining Different Perspectives, by Bergin, Wallingford, Eckstein, and Manns (PDF)
Teaching from Different Perspectives, by Eckstein, Manns, Sharp, and Sipos, (PDF) EuroPLoP 2003
Patterns For Doctoral Education by Bergin (HTML)
I am hosting a new email list to discuss the feasibility of holding a patterns conference (EduPLoP) for educators. Contact me if you would like to join.

Elementary Patterns (Patterns Intended for Novices) -- Project Home Page

Searching Google from a Java Program by Bergin (HTML)
Teaching Objects with Elementary Patterns by Bergin (HTML)
Elementary Coding Patterns for Java by Bergin (HTML)
Simple Design Patterns by Bergin.
List With Current -- An Anti-Pattern by Bergin.
Elementary Patterns for Novice Programmers and their Educators by Bergin and others
Includes patterns for Selection, Events, Iteration, Polymorphism, and others.

A Course in Patterns (focusing on Pedagogical Patterns and Elementary Patterns)

Slides for a Patterns Short Course given in Denmark, November 2000 by Bergin (PDF)
Resources for Learning Patterns by Bergin (HTML)
Patterns for Writing Patterns
Pattern Checklist (things to think about when writing patterns)

Languages and Data Structures

Parameter Passing Simulation by Bergin & Greenfield. (Acrobat)
Lists with Contexts by Bergin & Zahn. (Acrobat)

Extreme Programming (XP) and Agile Methodologies

Extreme Construction - The Movie First shown at OOPSLA 2006 at the Onward! Film Festival
Patterns for Agile Development Practice (Part 1) From EuroPLoP 2005
Polymorphic Calculator by Bergin (HTML) Introduction to Java and XP
Extreme Construction by Bergin (HTML) Most of XP in a couple of hours.
XP in an Hour An outline of XP suitable for an hour lecture. (pdf)
The Values Game by Bergin (HTML) A game to teach XP values.
Learning the Planning Game by Bergin (HTML)
Pair Storytelling by Bergin and Grossman (HTML) Learning about pairing.
A Client-Server Project done using XP--Results Only, by Bergin(HTML)
HtmlFixture -- a Fit/FitNesse fixture for testing web pages
GeneralFixture -- A Fit/FitNesse fixture for exercising Java programs
KarelFixture -- a Fit/FitNesse fixture for exercising Karel J Robot programs
Workshop Proposal for OOPSLA 2002
Tutorial Proposal for OOPSLA 2002
I'm hosting a mailing list for XP educators. Contact me if you wish to join.

C++ Related

Rules for C++ Programmers by Bergin.(HTML)
Tourist Guide to Pointer Traps by Bergin.(HTML)

Monty Karel, Karel J. Robot, and Karel++

Available Monty Karel. Introduction to Python as a Dynamic Object-Oriented Language.
Also Available: Beyond Karel J Robot (Volume 2) of the series.
Karel J. Robot: A new Java Version of the Book (Second version) . This book is now available for purchase. Follow the above link.
Introducing Objects with Karel J. Robot by Bergin (HTML) Submission to ECOOP 2000 WG8
"Karel++ A Gentle Introduction to the Art of Object Oriented Programming". by Bergin, Stehlik, Roberts, and Pattis. (HTML) Follow this link to find a new (March 8, 2005) translator of Karel++ programs into Java for use with the Karel J Robot simulator.
"Karel++ World. Preliminary Documentation for the Karel++ Simulator" for Macintosh. by Bergin. (HTML)
"Karel++ World. Preliminary Documentation for the Karel++ Simulator" for Windows. by Bergin. (HTML) Largely obsolete. See the translator on the main Karel++ page.
A Beta Quality Version of the Karel++ Simulator For the Macintosh and Windows, plus a new "run everywhere" system that translates Karel++ programs into Java.

Publishing Your Work on the Web

Web Publishing Tools and Simple Techniques by Bergin (HTML)
Getting Started with Web Publishing by Bergin (HTML)

ITiCSE (Innovation & Technology in Computer Science Education) Working Groups (Home Page)

1996 An overview of visualization: its use and design Several Authors (HTML)
1997 Using the WWW as the delivery mechanism for interactive, visualization-based instructional modules Several Authors (HTML) Also available at http://sol.pace.edu/webvis/
1998 Curricular Opportunities of Java Based Internet Software Development Several Authors (HTML)
1999 Resources for the Next Generation CS 1 Course Several Authors (HTML)
2000 Non-Programming Resources for an Introduction to CS Several Authors (HTML)

Collaborative Projects to Which I've Contributed

A Pattern Language for Textual Electronic Communication
A Pattern Language for Passwords
Feyerabend: A Project to Rethink the Foundations of Computing
JWiki A Server for an Interactive Web Site.
Survivor: Getting Through That Class the First Time (panel at SIGCSE 2003 -- results of the discussions)

Conferences On Whose Committees I Serve (or did)

XP Agile Universe Agile2005, 2007(Educator's Symposium Committee)
ITiCSE 2002 (Working Groups Coordinator)
PLoP (past)
OOPSLA Workshops (2003)
XP2004 (Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
XP2005 (Sheffield, England)
Tutorials Chair for OOPSLA 2005, (San Diego, CA)
Educators' Symposium Co-Chair for OOPSLA 2007 (Montreal, QC)

Workshops and Other Interesting Things

Extravigaria Workshop at OOPSLA 2002 (Art and Technology)
XP in the First Course Workshop at OOPSLA 2003
Toward EduPLoP Workshop at OOPSLA 2003 (Contact me to become a member of the feasibility discussion group.)
Killer Examples for Design Patterns and Objects First Workshop at OOPSLA 2003
Column Editor for "Curricular Patterns" in ACM SIGPLAN Notices. Contact me if you have an interesting article you would like considered for the column.
OOPSLA 2007 Educators' Symposium -- Results, Slides, etc

Project Suggestions (Interesting and useful things to do).

A Virtual Computer Science Laboratory (Design Fest Problem at OOPSLA 2000)
The Intelligent (perhaps) Swarm.
Pervasive Pair Learning.

Links and Resources

Interesting Links and Resources. Take a look There are Java, C++, Object Technology and other resources here.
Just for Fun
Blog Space (Added June 2003)
A little present for you. Postal is a Dashboard widget (Macintosh OSX Tiger) to compute postage in the US and maybe elsewhere.

What Motivates You? What Is Important?

Here is something to think about.
Censorship, self censorship, and internet ratings. Just say NO.
Consequences of the Tragedy in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. September, 2001. An Editorial.
On the Morality of Shooting Airliners. September, 2001. An Editorial.
Living in a Monoculture February 2002. An Editorial
Some Thoughts on Bad Teaching August 2002
Is there anything left that matters? Joan Chittister,OSB

Background / Biography

of Joseph Bergin

My PGP public key is here.

The Pace University Home Page
The School of CSIS Home Page
The Doctorate of Professional Studies in Compting

Google

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You can also link directly to the Google home page: http://www.google.com

Joseph Bergin's Books

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the many people who have helped me build this site. Many of them are mentioned in the various documents here. In particular, I'd like to thank my many students who have helpled me improve the materials here. I'd also like to thank Anna Armentrout, a former student, for the nice icon at the top of this page.

Site History

Last Updated: April 21, 2012 11:06 AM

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