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Roadmap: Project VOLTAIRE October 11th
Mass article submitter BY JOHN JAN POPOVIC
Roadmap: Project VOLTAIRE October 11th
The Project VOLTAIRE Roadmap >
Roadmap, Milestones and Incremental Development
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The Milestones and Incremental Development process is not only a great way to map out complex functionality, it's also IMPORTANT to test out critical features before they're launched. As part of the our INCREMENTAL DEVELOPMENT process we have made some changes in the application structure in an effort to better organise bug-tracking, development and feature releases.
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Our approach is adaptable, allowing us to engage and provide testable solutions at any stage in the software development life-cycle. From planning and pre-definition strategy to post-release usability, we blend a variety of methods and best practices on the net. This allows us to create valuable solutions in every stage of the development.
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CYCLUS ONE
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MILESTONE I.A // Create, Edit and Search... POSTINGs // delivered on October 11th, 2010
version 0.1a
- In this version will be implemented POSTINGS repository
- POSTING record :: title, content
- In this version will be implemented a rudimentary content editor for TEXT ONLY POSTINGS
- the customer will be able to Create, Delete and Edit the article to be posted
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MILESTONE I.B // Create, Edit and Search.. PROFILEs // delivered on October 11th, 2010
version 0.1b
- In this milestone will be implemented PROFILE repository/database
- PROFILE record :: display_name, user_name, password, email, customer_tag
- the customer will be able to Create, Delete and Edit the PROFILE
- there are 5 profiles in the system, but it can be easily extended to more
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MILESTONE I.C // Create, Edit and Search.. SITEs // delivered on October 11th, 2010
version 0.1c
- In this version will be implemented ELGG SOCIAL NETWORKS repository
- SITE record :: site_name, site_url, social_network_type, comment
- the customer will be able to Create, Delete and Edit the SITE record
- there are 200 ELGG sites in the system, but it can be easily extended to more
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MILESTONE II // the SITEs repository will be initialised from the CSV file // delivered on October 12th, 2010
version 0.2
- the "CSV file upload" feature will be implemented
- once the SITEs repository is initialised, populated xor updated, it will be easily editable and searchable
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MILESTONE IIA // Automatized POSTING feature for ELGG
version 0.2a
- We have the profile credentials valid for a SOCIAL NETWORK based on ELGG software
- We have to test Automatized LOGIN with valid profile credentials, valid for a SOCIAL NETWORK based on ELGG software
- Here the user will be able to select already created POST and publish it on a TEST NETWORK only
- The article submitter concept will be tested on small number of manually generated ELGG accounts only
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MILESTONE IIB // BULK PUBLISH feature for ELGG
version 0.2b
- Here the user will be able to BROADCAST the selected POST at the list of ELGG SOCIAL NETWORKS only
- One of 5 profiles in the system, may be selected to perform MASS PUBLISHING of the selected article, as well you may select the CUSTOMER_TAG before picking the profiles
- Mass article submitter concept will be tested on small number of manually generated accounts only
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MILESTONE III // BROADCAST the selected POST to the list of ELGG SOCIAL NETWORKS with a RANDOM profile
version 0.3
- Here the customer will be able to test the concept of RANDOM profile posting (random selection of five)
. there are 5 profiles in the system, but it can be easily extended to more
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MILESTONE IV // YUI3 content editor (WYSIWYG and plain html mode)
version 0.4
- In this milestone will be implemented a YUI3 content editor (WYSIWYG and plain html mode)
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MILESTONE V // SPINTAX feature
version 0.5
- In this version will be implemented a SPINTAX feature to generate various article permutations
- SPINTAX enables you to write a single article, then re-word certain areas of it to read differently, but have the same SEMANTIC meaning.
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MILESTONE VI // FLICKR MASHUP TAG feature
version 0.6
- In this version will be implemented a flickr hook in order to auto insert a flickr MASHUP based on TAG in the content page
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MILESTONE VII // ELGG accounts auto-registration
version 0.7
- In this milestone will be implemented ELGG accounts auto-registration
- The virtual user accounts must be created automatically (using proxies - user agent customization) for ELGG
DATABASE METRICS:
- we have from 200 to 1000 ELGG social networks
- we need multiple profiles for one network: 5 to 10 profiles per network
- typically 5profiles * 200 networks = 1000 captcha crackings
- In total we do not need more than 10 HUMAN REALISTIC, but fake profiles in our System, they should look respectable and like REAL PERSONS FROM THE REAL WORLD
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MILESTONE VIII // decaptcher and proxy support
version 0.8
- In this version will be implemented the features such asdecaptcher and proxy support
- Cracking captcha via http://www.decaptcher.com will be implemented
- DeCaptcher CAPTCHA solving will be processed by humans, if automated captcha solver failes
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MILESTONE IX // accounts maintenance
version 0.9
- In this milestone will be implemented CHRON JOB for the monitoring of the each account PROFILE status on each network (typically 5profiles*200communities status records)
- It will periodically check if accounts are still live and perform re-registration process for deactivated ones, if necessary
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MILESTONE X // LOG posting report file
version 1.0
- In this version will be implemented monitoring of the Error/Success status report for entire batch job posting transaction
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We think that tracking development milestones is a great way to monitor development progress and see which parts of the software are being developed, improved or fixed.
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In the next MILESTONE CYCLUS will be implemented VOLTAIRE BulkArticleSubmitter for the other social-networks such as:
mediawiki,
openwiki,
tikiwiki,
macosx server - MediaWiki,
jisko,
hiku,
revou,
mahara,
statusnet( laconica),
bloghoster,
lifetype
REFINEMENT OF THE PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS
“The hardest single part of building a software system is deciding what to build. No other part of the conceptual work is as difficult in establishing the detailed technical requirements, including the interfaces to people, to machines, and to other software systems. No other part of the work so cripples the results if done wrong. No other part is more difficult to rectify later. Therefore, the most important function that the software builder performs for the client is the iterative extraction and refinement of the product requirements.”
—Fred Brooks
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