Lesson 40 is demo day, and we’re looking forward to seeing the great work that you all have done on your projects! Each team will have 3–4 minutes to present their project to the class. (After 4 minutes, you will be forcibly removed from the stage if necessary so that other teams have an opportunity to present.)

Although the lesson title uses the term “demonstration,” you have considerable flexibility in how you present your work. For example, there have been great presentations in prior semesters that primarily use slides (perhaps due to missing functionality on the day of the presentation!) and great presentations that rely on talking points while highlighting one or two unique features of the web application. Do what works for you! Please do not waste anyone’s time, though, by showing how you can display data in an HTML table (yawn), log into the application (another yawn), etc. – think of the presentation like you’re pitching your idea to a venture capitalist for funding.

Finally, please note that the project submission also requires a brief description of ethics and social issues and a separate half-hour meeting with your instructor where we can test all the features of your web application. Feel free to go ahead and schedule these meetings at your convenience, but preferably no later than next Wednesday, 11 May.