change of mindset to improve user experience

Published 2016-03-08T23:24:00Z by Physics Derivation Graph

Instead of treating this software project from the perspective of a developer, approach it from that of a customer.

First customer action: download a zip. The zip contains scripts, databases, documentation
--> action for me: write a tool which creates a zip

Second customer action: run the contents of the zip
--> action for me: document dependencies
--> task: define what "working" means

I'll define "working" by the following use cases:

for a single derivation, generate the PNG of the graph
for each of N derivations, generate a PNG per derivation
for all derivations, generate a PNG
for a single derivation, generate the HTML/d3js of the graph
for each of N derivations, generate a HTML/d3js per derivation
for all derivations, generate a HTML/d3js
user should be able to enter a new derivation

These tasks require subtasks

generate PNG per expression
generate new random index that doesn't conflict

Other actions:

--> publish inference rules to website

--> provide example for each inference rule

--> publish reports (currently PDF) as HTML