Big Brother is Watching: WattDepot v2 & Software ICU

In this assignment we were tasked with writing the commands of a command line interface for the WattDepot client. We were paired up with a partner and given our first real software engineering task.

In the second version of this assignment, three new command specifications were added to an updated WattDepot client and we were again working with our partner. The only difference this time was that we were being watched. Using hackystat, our project branch's health was continually being monitored for commits, coverage, work by each member, etc.

This pushed everyone a step further since you couldn't slack off and complete the assignment the night before it was due anymore. But it was also a very useful tool for monitoring your progress throughout the assignment. I had found myself

going to the hackystat project browser to check on our statistics every now and then to see the improvement.

What started off as a minimally functioning system, we designed into a well organized implementation that addressed much of the issue if not the only issues for our previous designs from the reviews. We separated methods that w

ere stored in one class and added many test cases to raise our coverage of the system. We had been lacking any test cases from our initial implementation and have now raise it to around 62% line coverage at around 80% class coverage. Though we chose to have a well designed system with good coverage over completing the three new command specifications. We were only able to complete two out of the three.

I believe this time around the group dynamic was a lot better. We had much more communication between each other, and I believe although we did not finish, we accomplished more than our initial implementation. We were not able to meet regularly, but through online contact we were able to discussion implementation and delegate tasks efficiently.

Here are some comparisons of our progress using the ICU.

Before

After

It could use a bit more work, but there is a huge improvement. Overall I believe it is a pretty healthy project with commits from both sides and improving coverage.

Using our project, we are required to answer the follow questions. We will be doing 4 out of 6 questions because we were unable to complete the last command.

Here are the questions we will be answering:

1. What day and time during the month was Oahu energy usage at its highest? How many MW was this?

2. What day and time during the month was Oahu energy usage at its lowest? How many MW was this?

3. What day during the month did Oahu consume the most energy? How many MWh was this?

4. What day during the month did Oahu consume the least energy? How many MWh was this?

Answers: To be completed when I figure it out, math and problem solving aren't my strong point.