This course is the capstone (final) Software Development course I will be taking to complete my Computer Science major at Worcester State University. We will be working with the LibreFoodPantry project (https://librefoodpantry.org/#/) to develop software for use in managing food pantries.
This project is free and open source (FOSS) which seems like a good way to ensure that anyone who is interested could modify and improve aspects of the software without running into legal issues. Developing software as free and open source opens up more possibilities for creativity and improvement over time since there are less barriers to entry for working on the project.
I am excited to begin contributing to the LibreFoodPantry Project over the course of the semester, and look forward to gaining experience working on a larger-scale project with a team, as much of my development experience comes from smaller scale development that I have done largely on my own.
Learning to work as part of a larger group will no doubt prove to be valuable experience in terms of preparation for creating software in a workplace environment, as software development often tends to be a group effort.
LibreFoodPantry’s website: https://librefoodpantry.org/#/
From the blog CS@Worcester – CodeRoad by toomeymatt1515 and used with permission of the author. All other rights reserved by the author.
