comp730:MeAndYou Spring 2016 Illya Kovarik Log


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Week Ending March 29, 2016
Split up the DB tasks into working sections.
 * Task:


 * Results:
 * Mark + Andrew = Database structure and what program to use
 * Dan = Attributes and database entries
 * Neal + Ryan = Use cases
 * illya = More use cases and overall block diagrams

Finish items and reconvene next week.
 * Plan:

None yet.
 * Concerns:

Week Ending April 5, 2016
Task for the coming week was unclear.
 * Task:

Met and reviewed what we had. Seems like in good shape and not really so overwhelming as one might have thought.
 * Results:

Proceeding to refine the groups' choices
 * Plan:


 * Concerns:
 * None yet.
 * Was thinking maybe we should figure out how to better coordinate with the other groups.

Week Ending April 12, 2016
Submit poster by 4/14.
 * Task:
 * Coordinate with group what we need to do and also coordinate with everyone else what they're doing.

Got a good thrashing in class 4/13 for not having a timeline plan.
 * Results:
 * But we got a good time-plan now.

Implement items according to plan. Setup server and database. A few guys are doing this now while the rest of us wait for the good news. It looks like I'll be doing mostly documentation, perhaps some testing. Next week we are hoping for a demo.
 * Plan:

None yet.
 * Concerns:
 * Depends on how successful the guys are in putting together the server and database.

Week Ending April 19, 2016
Come up with an outline form for the documentation
 * Task:

Some results, but as usual, once I start writing I only then realize how much work good writing actually is. Basic outline in place with a few weeks left.
 * Results:


 * Plan:
 * My plan is to take a swag at that Requirements Felicitation.
 * Hopefully by next week I can have a core done and can enlist some help or assign subblocks.

Don't like writing in Wiki. This is an upscale text editor and not as efficient for writing coherent and nicely formatted articles as, for example, WORD.
 * Concerns:

Week Ending April 26, 2016
We had the following tasks for the week:
 * Task:
 * Source Code Control - Ryan & Neal
 * Database update and deploy to server - Andrew & Mark
 * Attribute master - Dan
 * Mode Wiki - illya

The testing task assignments have been dropped. It doesn't look like we will be doing any extensive testing where a separate group would be needed.

We accomplished what we set out to do for the week and actually a little more.
 * Results:

Andrew made the additional observation, that the whole database upload goes much faster on Linux rather than Windows. Speed increase was something like 10:1, so rather significant. Perhaps in later generation when the user base grows to a meaningful size of real people, not just dummy variables we've been using, this will be a consideration to address. The switch over does not look to be an issue, just not something we'd want to do at this stage.

We had our DB Group Google Hangout call on Friday 18:00 4/29.

We had a short Grad Group Hangout call on Sunday just to update everyone.

We felt we could skip our other DB Group Hangout on Tues evening.

We appear in good shape. The thing now is pulling it all together and packaging it up for the next semester to carry on.

We figured, that for the source control to have any benefit, it would need to be done by Fri4/29 so the other groups could benefit thier work over the weekend and into the following week. Ryan with Neals help did a great job figuring this out.
 * Plan:

Database masters had a latest update to fix and upload. Message was to be sent out to the whole team that DB has been updated, to avoid any confusion.

Both the rev control message and DB update message went out to the whole team over the weekend which should have left enough time for everyone to incorporate the updates from us. Good communication.

Getting concerned that writing the documentation is a big amount of work still. I'll keep chipping away.
 * Concerns:

Week Ending May 3, 2016

 * Task:

We had the following tasks for the week, same as last week, basically:
 * Source Code Control, was pretty much done, just doublecheck - Ryan & Neal
 * Database update and deploy to server, another round of it - Andrew & Mark
 * Attribute master - Dan
 * Modify Wiki - illya

The testing task assignments have been modified. It doesn't look like we will be doing any extensive testing where a separate group would be needed. Just on a section by section basis.


 * Results:

Andrew made the additional tweaks to the DB and we appear in good shape.

We had our DB Group Google Hangout call on Friday 18:00 5/6. Quite short though.

We had a short Grad Group Hangout call on Sunday just to update everyone. Also quite short.

We felt we could skip our other DB Group Hangout on Tues evening. Nothing to update. We just exchanged email notes updating.

We appear in good shape. The thing now is pulling it all together and packaging it up for the next semester to carry on.


 * Plan:

The source control appears to be in use, so the other groups should benefit. Ryan with Neal's help did a great job figuring this out.

Database masters had the latest update done. Message was sent out to the whole team that DB has been updated. Confusion thus avoided. Generally good communication going on.

I'll keep chipping away at documentation.
 * Concerns:

None so big. We seem to be in good shape.
 * Concerns:

Week Ending May 10, 2016

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