The objectives of the individual project (iP):
- refresh programming skills you learned in CS2030
- learn some skills required for the team project
All skills you will learn in the iP will be useful in the team project (tP). Furthermore, some of the code you will write in iP can be adapted for the tP.
The iP is based on the generic project called Project Duke, the overview of which is given below.
Project Duke
Duke, the Java Mascot
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Project Duke is a educational software project designed to take you through the steps of building a small software incrementally, while applying as many Java and SE techniques as possible along the way.
The project aims to build a product named Duke, a Personal Assistant Chatbot that helps a person to keep track of various things. The name Duke was chosen as a placeholder name, in honor of Duke, the Java Mascot. You may give it any other name and personality you wish.
Here is a sample interaction with Duke:
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Hello! I'm Duke
What can I do for you?
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list
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Here are the tasks in your list:
1.[T][✓] read book
2.[D][✗] return book (by: June 6th)
3.[E][✗] project meeting (at: Aug 6th 2-4pm)
4.[T][✓] join sports club
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todo borrow book
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Got it. I've added this task:
[T][✗] borrow book
Now you have 5 tasks in the list.
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deadline return book /by Sunday
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Got it. I've added this task:
[D][✗] return book (by: Sunday)
Now you have 6 tasks in the list.
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done 2
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Nice! I've marked this task as done:
[D][✓] return book (by: June 6th)
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blah
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☹ OOPS!!! I'm sorry, but I don't know what that means :-(
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bye
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Bye. Hope to see you again soon!
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The project consists of the following increments:
- Levels: A series of features, meant to be added to Duke in the given order, although some can be skipped. These have been named
Level 1toLevel 10to indicate how the features make the product progressively "level up". - Extensions:
- Category A These are internal/feature enhancements meant to help you practice a specific Java or an SE technique.
- Category B These are enhancements related to task tracking.
- Category C These are enhancements, not specifically related to task tracking.
- Category D Each of these adds the ability to track another type of entities.
The project is to be done over weeks 2-6.
- Volatile requirements ahead!: Some requirements will only be released later (or could be changed along the way), to simulate how requirements of a project may not be available at the start or stay the same during the project.
- Requirements may differ between students!: Note that some requirements that are to be released later could be different from one student to another.