Week 2 Tutorial: Two Bases, One Verdict
Compare a spaghetti base against a bus base on throughput, maintainability and how easily each expands.
3 August 2026
Before the tutorial#
Bring last week’s save. Both comparison bases are supplied at the start of the tutorial.
In the tutorial#
Run both supplied bases side by side, measure their actual throughput, and try to trace a deliberately introduced fault in each. Write up which design coped better and why.
Afterwards#
Keep your written comparison — it’s referenced again when Assignment 1 asks you to diagnose a base under the same lens.
The spec
What you bring to the session. Written so a reader can tell whether it has been met without asking you.
- the comparison names specific throughput differences, not just impressions
- it addresses maintainability — could a third person trace a fault in each base
- it states which base would cost less to expand, and why
Teaching team
- Dosh Doshington — tutor