Todd Sproull's course "Software Engineering Workshop" was reviewed by networking and Internet technology blogger David Strom. The course, offered through the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in fall 2009, taught students how to write iPhone applications.
Strom, who is not affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis, visited Sproull’s course for final presentations.
"I was impressed first of all with the apps, which ranged from tracking what is in your fridge to being used by a personal trainer to track their clients’ workouts to locating friends on a campus map during free times... Each team had to research and find an app to build that wasn’t yet sold on the App Store, too....most of the students had high standards for the look and feel of their apps. Some of the kids took the time to find the right icons to display on screen, and they all took pains to make use of the various menus and screen controls that make the iPhone apps easy to use with one or two fingers. That was impressive, and showed me that the iPhone really has a future and why 100,000 plus apps have been already created."
To read David Strom's full blog entry, click here.
Todd Sproull's work was also featured in The Riverfront Times.