Daily Notes

Daily Notes

Sunday, September 2

Questions to ask Ruth about project in initial client meeting (Tuesday, Sept 2):

• We're thinking we want to create a front-end website, starting with a simple website and simple sorting algorithm and improving for as long as we can. Do you have any preference for prioritizing a good algorithm versus a good website?
• Payment method? How will fees be waived?

Questions for Janet (meeting on Thursday, Sept 4):

• With our limited web experience, what is the best way for us to learn enough to get us started in this limited time frame?

Wednesday, September 12

What We've Done Well:

• Accomplished goals for last two weeks
• Have future goals
• Good communication

What We Need To Improve On:

• Experiment with actual code
• Figure out how we'll work together with coding

Meeting with Janet on September 13:

• Update on using NodeJS and ReactJS
• Investigate using Google Apps Script for sorting backend
• Discuss activity details with Ruth and Heidi next week

Tuesday, September 18

Meeting with Heidi and Ruth

• Completely scrap friend idea
• Using NodeJS and ReactJS for website, and Google Sheets with end information
• Send them a timeline/calendar for project goals & when we need data & other decisions
• Different workshops have different max sizes
• Receive sample data, both about girls and workshops
• Make putting in new workshop data easy for future years
• Reach out to Janet about Computer Science workshop
• Add optional free and reduced lunch/minority in the algorithm to see whether equity is there
• No emails with workshop information, definitely reminder emails
• Another meeting two weeks from now (October 2, 9am)

Monday, October 1

Tentative Schedule

• October 16: have working vertical slice website
• October 30: need past workshop information and registration data
• November 13 (before Thanksgiving break): full website and registration page
• Post-Thanksgiving break: implement simple algorithm such as first-come first-serve

Tuesday, October 2

Meeting with Ruth and Carol

• Want all info from original spreadsheet in registration form
• Need easily manipulatable spreadsheet with headers
• Anticipate need for parents to drop off money instead of pay online
• Credit card or e check (without leaving website)
• Waiting list after certain number of registrants (& notification about being on waitlist)
• Spanish version of website?
• Second page of workshops in Spanish, but one registration page with both English and Spanish
• Distort old data?
• Specify if girls have gone to the workshop event before (GE 2017 - two years ago)

Next meeting: October 16, 8:15am

Tuesday, October 30

Meeting with Ruth and Carol

• For algorithms: will just need to change the metric of what constitutes a good matching
• To start, we want the metric to maximize number of girls who get their first choice.
• Create level playing field for matching girls to algorithm by randomizing first.