The Mock Stock Coding Challenge

Hey guys as promised earlier The UVCEMUG and IEEEUVCE team have come p with an open source coding challenge for you folks. You can compete either solo or teams (max size 3). Contest is open only for UVCEians. Prizes include learning materials, resources and certificates and also a chance to see your application in action for this years IMPETUS. The time line is certainly short and we’ll evaluate you on a continuous basis. So competitors are supposed to come up with their own problem statement for their ideas of MOCK STOCK software. Here’s a briefing on what exactly a problem statement is:

Problem Statement

The problem statement should be a concise description of the design problem and its context. Be sure to include only the functional requirements of the device and not components of the solution.

The aim of problem definition is:
# to clearly define the problem for the team to focus on.
# to publicize what the team is working on.

What to do:
# be sure that the problem defined is measurable and observable.
# address the questions of:
who (the user),
what (the functionality of the device),
where (the environment),
how much (the cost).
# quantify the problem with facts and numbers where possible.

What not to do:
# do not state the problem as a question.
# do no give a solution or cause of the problem in the statement.
# do not address why or how.

10 points for the first statement to be received at http://groups.google.com/group/uvcemug/ and 15 points for the best. So get to work guys.

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