There is definitely a trade-off to be considered when using existing software. On the one hand, there is a learning curve: it takes a long time to find your way around the codebase and learn the purpose of each file. In addition to a big learning curve, it can be difficult to place the blame… [Read More]

This weekend I finally created the repository for my project (around a week behind some of my peers, but my emphasis has been on clarifying requirements, not jumping into code). Roughly, I’m following a three-stage requirements-gathering process: Informal requirements specification, gleaned from my early supervisor meetings. Cucumber features encompassing all of the above requirements, allowing me to… [Read More]

Yesterday I had my second Major Project meeting, this time in the presence of Dr Constantina Sampani, a lecturer in Law at Aberystwyth University and, as I understand it, the person who commissioned my project. This meeting helped to clarify three things: Requirements of the project, which I’ll delve into in detail later in this post. Credit… [Read More]

Yesterday I met with my supervisor, Georgios Gkoutos, and intermediary law contact, Alexandros Giagkos, in my first Major Project meeting. In that meeting I was able to clarify what my project involves. If you’ve been following my blog, you may remember that I could interpret my project, Online Dispute Resolution for Maritime Collisions, in one… [Read More]

Have I misunderstood the nature of my project?

I’m about to embark upon my Major Project.