P1 presentation

Create a presentation that demonstrates your understanding of your implementation of the regex compiler.

Format

The presentation can take any form that you want, including:

  • A video. For this presentation, it should be roughly five minutes long. An example video might include slides + a voice-over and / or tours of the code you have written.
  • A zine or comic book. For this presentation, an 8–10 page booklet with a cover should be good.
  • A written report. For this presentation, a 4-6 page report should be good.
  • Another format. You can also propose another format to me!

If you have any questions about the format, please let me know.

Contents

Whatever format you choose for your presentation, please make sure it address all of the following elements:

  • A brief tour of the parts that you implemented, and how they fit into the rest of the compiler design (e.g., the front, middle, back, etc.).
  • What is something that you now understand much better than you did before we started the compiler?
  • What is something that you want to learn more about? How would you go about learning it?
  • What is something that you are proud of: A choice you made, or a bug you solved, or a realization you had while working on the compiler, etc.
  • A suggested improvement: A feature to add, or a different way of implementing an existing feature. Provide some details on how you would implement it. Which part(s) of the codebase would you modify, and how? (You do not need to actually implement the feature, but you should be able to describe how to implement it.)

Note that this is not necessarily an outline: You do not need to address each of these in order, and some may be addressed at the same time (e.g., pointing out something you are proud of during the tour of the code).

Grading

A presentation that does the following will earn a grade of “demonstrated”:

  • The presentation is “complete”, meaning that it addresses all of the elements described above.
  • The presentation is “clear”, meaning that it is understandable by anyone else in our class. Any terms, technologies, etc. that are not brought up in the course or its pre-requisites are defined.
  • The presentation is “insightful”, meaning that you include your own observations, opinions, questions, or connections that are distinct from something that is literally in the course materials.

Submission

To submit your presentation, put it in a file named after yourself. Then, upload the file to our shared Google drive.

Important

You will need to be logged in with your g.hmc.edu account to upload the file.

If you have any trouble uploading your presentation, please let me know!