Textbook:

The recommended textbook for the class is Engineering Long-Lasting Software (ELLS), Beta edition
(0..0), b! "ox and #atterson.
#lease $ote that the %rice and a&ailabilit! ma! &ar! based on the co'ntr! that !o' li&e in. "or more
information on this iss'e &isit( Book ")*
Ebook (+,0)
-indle format .
)%%le iBook format .
$ook format .
#rint book (+.0)
Recommended Books:
Each cha%ter of ELLS recommends additional books and web sites that go into m'ch more detail on
each to%ic.
See also the T'torials and /eso'rces %age.
Virtual Machine:
0e1ll be testing !o'r code on 2irt'alBox 23. The 23 r'ns 4b'nt' and contains working installations
of /'b!, /ails, /S%ec, etc. 0e will be assessing !o'r code 'sing the 23, so we s'ggest that !o'
de&elo% with it. 5owe&er, !o' can 'se either a local or clo'd &irt'al machine.
To r'n the &irt'al machine on !o'r own com%'ter, !o' will need to 'se 2irt'alBox (instr'ctions
here). 0e1&e %ro&ided a few different %laces to download the 23. #lease randoml! %ick a
download site6 if !o' r'n into downloading %roblems, tr! a different download site.
To work from the clo'd, !o' will need to 'se )ma7on 0eb Ser&ices "ree Tier for Elastic 8lo'd
8om%'ting (E8.) and Sim%le Storage Ser&ice (S9) (instr'ctions here).
:n !o'r homework assignments, !o' will create and modif! a SaaS a%%lication called ;/otten#otatoes;.
:n the set'% screencast for the 2irt'al 3achine the instr'ctor 'ses the contents of the director!
;<=oc'ments<rotten%otatoes;. The c'rrent &ersion of the 3achine :mage does not contain this director!,
so the commands r'n in the &ideo will not work. This difference will not %re&ent !o' from doing an! of
the %ro>ects for the co'rse. 0e are working to find a new method to distrib'te this director!, and will
%ost an '%date on the co'rse info %age when it is a&ailable.