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Adopting Node . js and CoffeeScript in a Software Design Course

Overhauling the contents of any computer science course is a formidable undertaking, especially when the class is based on cutting-edge software development techniques. The Software Design and Development course at the University of Minnesota, Morris is focused on collaboration, with students working on a project for a customer, this year a private company. The course recently transitioned from web development with Groovy and Grails to a more modern approach with Node.js and CoffeeScript. Node.js has risen into prominence for its unique properties, such as server-side JavaScript, non-blocking I/O, extendability, and native web-serving. CoffeeScript is a language designed to improve upon JavaScript, while being universally compatible with JavaScript-based tools. Concepts including agile development, thick-client systems, testing, version control, and continuous integration will be covered. I will give an overview of the development environment and collaboration structure used by the students. I will conclude with an analysis of this new approach.