This is a projects course that explores event-driven applications. One class of applications alerts a user when critical situations relevant to the user arise. In crisis situations such as hurricanes and earthquakes, a security officer or a friend will want to be alerted if you're stuck under a building. On a more day-to-day situation, you may want to be informed when there is a new SURF opportunity or course or internship that is relevant specifically to you.

A specific focus of the course is to use distributed systems technology to help Caltech students be more effective in their careers or hobbies or social life.

The coure explores ideas in Web services, databases, XML and XQuery, and other distributed technologies.

The class meets on Fridays from 4:15 to 5:15 PM.