Software Systems Coursework Template

This template uses Windows Forms for the application, and Asciidoc for the Writeup

To learn more about Windows forms, look here.

To learn more about Asciidoc, look here. It's recommended that you spend 30-60 minutes looking at the documentation before writing your coursework.

If Asciidoc looks too daunting, you can always use Google Docs instead.

Installation

To install the template, you can clone this repository with a tool like Github Desktop.

Alternatively, you can download the whole project as a zip and then unzip it onto your computer. Code -> Download ZIP

Setup

To get working on your coursework, open Visual Studio. You should already have experience with using it, but here is a quick guide if you need reminding.

Navigate to the /src ( Source ) directory and double click on the Solution File, AS_SSD_Coursework.sln to open with Visual Studio.

Press Ctrl-Shift-B to build the project and ensure there are no build errors.

Initial Configuration

First, delete the starting classes in the, Views, Models and Controller directories. E.g, Form1.cs.

Create your first form and place it in the Views directory. A good starting place would be a login form.

Remember to adhere to Windows Forms naming conventions, forms should be called formName.

Navigate to Program.cs and find the following line:

Application.Run(new Form1());

Replace Form1 with the name of your new form.

Next, go to the namespace in Program.cs and change it to your application name. It should look like this:

namespace YOUR_APP_NAME;

If you want to, you can change the solution name aswell, and even the default namespace name.

Finally..

Delete this README file, and rename ExampleReadme.md to README.md.

Make sure to update the README to reflect your project name etc.