Re: Gradebook development

[Tim Wilson <wilson@chemsun.chem.umn.edu>]

EAMorical@aol.com wrote:

> I agree the gradebook program is a good place to start. I've designed a lot of
> software and can at least provide ideas. 
> I guess the next step is to read over what all the gradebook program should so
> that I have that in mind.

Doug Loss wrote:

> Remember that I'm not a teacher and I haven't looked at these programs in any
> detail.

It seems we're in the opposite position. I'm a teacher with practically
zero experience developing software. I guess that's what cooperation is
all about.

It would be helpful for me if someone could outline the normal course of
software development. I'm sure that I could give more helpful feedback
if I had some idea of the order in which various aspects of design
should be considered. I can start generating feature lists and such
right now, but I don't know if that would be useful at this stage.

BTW, I use GradeMachine from Misty City Software
(http://www.mistycity.com). It is quite good functionally, but I find
the UI lacking. Would it be useful if I made some screenshots? Maybe
someone could begin collecting shots that could be used by developers.

Let me know how I can help.

-Tim

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