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 2013

• 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

Doctoral Students

• Aurelia Williams, 2006: Pair Formation in CS1: Self-Selection vs Random Pairing
  Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science
  Norfolk State University
• Sandra Westcott, 2008: Effectiveness of Using Digital Game Playing in Teaching Novice Programmers
  Associate Professor of Information Technology and Director of Assessment
  St. Francis College
• Mirkeya Capellan, 2010: An Agile Course-Delivery Approach
  IT Training, Resource Management, and Strategic Project Specialist /QA at Mercedes-Benz USA and Adjunct Professor at Pace University
• Fran Trees, 2010: A Meta-Analysis of Pedagogical Tools used in Introductory Programming Courses
  Director of Undergraduate Introductory Instruction, Department of Computer Science
  Rutgers University

Recent Work

Number and the Nature of Mathematics

This book is for those beginning college and interested in mathematics. Or maybe you are a bit younger or older and interested in Math as a career. Please contact me if you would like to know more.

New, 2023

Available at Amazon.com : ISBN: 978-1-940113-07-4

Table of Contents

Introduction

Information about Number

Information about the Categorical View

Karel J Robot and Beyond

Information about Karel J Robot

Information about Beyond

Karel Software for Download, all versions

Additional exercises for use with the Karel Books

Monty Karel and Beyond

Information about Monty Karel

Information about Beyond Monty Karel

Polymorphism: As It Is Played and Polymorphism Companion

A book about how to program with Polymorphism in Object-Oriented languages like Java.

Available Now.

Information about the Polymorphism book:

Information about the Companion book

Writing Patterns: software, organizational, pedagogical

A small book about how to write software patterns.

Available in Print from Amazon.com. Also for Kindle, and in ePub format for the iPad and Android devices.

Information about Writing Patterns

Agile Software: Patterns of Practice

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

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.

Pedagogical Patterns: Advice for Educators

Yet another book gathers together the community's work on Pedagogical Patterns: Pedagogical Patterns: Advice For Educators

The book contains 85 patterns for educators and industrial trainers. It is now available from Amazon.com in kindle format. It can slso be found ePub format from the ITunes store. The Amazon page has most of the front matter available if you "look inside." The physical book is also available from Amazon.com.

Table Of Contents for Pedagogical Patterns: Advice For Educators

From the book: Grade It Again, Sam, Anonymous Feedback, and Three Bears

Karel R Tuesday

There is also a new book in the Karel Series. It is available in Print and EBook formats.

You can learn more on the Karel Ruby pages.

If you don't have a dedicated electronic reader device you can get an application for your computer.

Tai Chi For Life: Advice From A Novice

As some of you know I'm a long time practitioner of Tai Chi and now a teacher of beginners. I've created a book that helps a beginner understand a bit about the basics, though it is not an instruction manual.

It is available at Amazon.com as well as in the iTunes store.

Course Related

• Object-Oriented Data Abstraction
• Language Principles Course
• Compiler Course
• Computer Science 1
• CS 241 Data Structures and Algorithms I
• CS 606: Fundamental Computer Science II
• Doctorate of Professional Studies

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)

Standard Template Library Related

• Teaching with STL by Bergin.
• Introduction to the STL by Bergin and Berman (89 slides--pdf) .
• Data Structures Programming with the Standard Template Library by Bergin (HTML)(Released June 16, 1998)

Java Related

• Java FAQ by Bergin
• Java vs C++ by Bergin.
• Java-- GOOD, BAD, and NOT C++ by Bergin (HTML)
• OO and Java FAQ (With some Distributed Computing questions also. Bergin (HTML)
• GUI Programming in Java by Bergin.(HTML and Java )
• Interfaces in Java by Bergin.(HTML)
• Model-View-Controller Pattern in Java by Bergin.(HTML)
• Model-Vew-Controller Example in Java by Bergin (HTML)
• Java I/O Explained by Bergin.(HTML and Java )
• Java Events Explained by Bergin (HTML)
• A Safe Input System for Java by Bergin.(HTML and Java)
• A Dialog Prompting Input System for Java by Bergin.(HTML and Java)
• A Nuclear Stability Calculator by Bergin and Fischer.(HTML and Java Applet)
• Three Applets Demonstrating Various Java Techniques by Bergin (HTML and Java Applet)
• A Tourist Guide to Java Pointer Traps by Bergin (HTML)
• The Java Canonical Class Form by Bergin (HTML)
• Internet Programming in Java by Bergin (HTML)
• Multiple Inheritance in Java by Bergin (HTML)
• Simple Client Server Programming In Java by Bergin (PDF)
• Examples of Simple Client Server Programs by Bergin (HTML and Java)

Java, Object-Orientation, and Design Patterns -- Examples and Commentary

• The Polymorphism Etude by Bergin
• Understanding Object-Oriented Programming by Bergin and Winder (HTML)
• More on Object-Orientation and Design Patterns by Bergin (HTML)
• Elementary Patterns: Strategy, Decorator, and Composite by Bergin (HTML)
• Object-Oriented List by Bergin (HTML)
• Extreme Polymorphism (HTML) How to write polymorphic code.

Object Oriented Programming

• An Object-Oriented Bedtime Story--A framework for thinking about objects. by Bergin (HTML)
• Teaching Objects On The First Day by Various (HTML and Powerpoint)
• The Object Game Continuing the Role Play by Bergin (HTML)
• Why Procedural is the Wrong First Paradigm if OOP is the Goal. by Bergin (HTML)
• Testing Object-Oriented Code with an Extreme Approach by Bergin (HTML)
• Teaching Object-Oriented Analysis and Design to Beginners by Bergin.(HTML)
• Lists with "Current" Considered Harmful by Bergin.(HTML)
• What IS Object-Oriented Programming--Really? by Bergin.(HTML)
• Simple Object-Oriented Design Tools by Bergin (HTML)
• A Mental Model for Object-Oriented Programmers by Bergin (HTML)
• Object Oriented Extensions to Pascal (ANSI working group report: Bergin et al.)
• Run-Time Design for Object-Oriented Extensions to Pascal. by Bergin (HTML)

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 Java Version of the Book . 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)
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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
• 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

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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.

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