The Last Dance

As this is going to be the last blog post, I’ll use it to reflect on the project and what I thought could have been done better. My biggest regret for this project is that I didn’t choose a group before the term began. In doing so I could have had finer control over the…

I was able to get the login screen working in a robust fashion. There’s logic behind the menu screen now, and when a user is not logged in, certain buttons only available to logged in users are automatically disabled. I was also able to develop a quick series of screens to represent a basic tutorial.…

It’s been an intense six weeks up to this point. The project is coming along in fits and starts. I have to say the most challenging part of this project is coordinating work amongst the five of us, with conflicting schedules and diverse viewpoints acting as impediments towards getting things done. I’ve been working on…

The team met for the first time this past Sunday. After a brief introduction, we ended up working through the Team Standards document that was due on Monday. I don’t think we’ll have any problems from a personality standpoint. Everyone seems committing to seeing this through, if for no other reason than to finally graduate…

This will be the first of a series of posts chronicling the journey of completing the capstone project for Oregon State University’s Computer Science degree. I must admit that the task ahead feels slightly daunting, as the usual scaffolding provided in a typical course is not available. Coming fresh off of the completion of CS…