programming-interview-flashcards

Project Vision

Interactive command line program written in Ruby with a SQLite database.

Users will be able to answer questions, review a score board, see a list of missed questions.

Features

• Playing a round of the game
• View score board
• View missed questions
• Score is kept while playing game
• Ability to edit the game (edit/delete/add questions and answers)

User Stories

User: Game Player

As a junior programmer looking for a job

In order to perform well at programming interviews

I want to practice potential interview questions and review/track my results

Scenarios

Start Playing

####### Usage Example

In order to start a game

I want to go to the console, run the program, and choose to start a new game

Open the terminal and cd into the game directory.

User inputs

$ ./flash_cards

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

User inputs

$ 1

Question 1 of 10

Score: 0

QuestionId: 5

Category: Ruby

Q: How does a symbol differ from a string?

a. Symbols are immutable and reusable, retaining the same object_id.

b. Strings are immutable and reusable, retaining the same object_id.

c. Symbols and strings do not differ.

####### Acceptance Criteria

• When the program is run, it shows a main menu

• After selecting to play a game from the menu, the program shows the first question.

View the Score Board

####### Usage Example

In order to set goals on performance

I want to view a summary of my scores over time

User inputs

$ ./flash_cards

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

User inputs

$ 2

Score Dashboard

Number of games played: 10

Average Score: 40%

Best Score: 100%

Enter 1 to go back

user inputs

1

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

####### Acceptance Criteria

• The program runs and shows a main menu

• The program outputs a score dashboard when prompted

• User returns to the main menu

Review Missed Questions

####### Usage Example

In order to increase my knowledge base

I want to familiarize myself with questions I previously missed

User inputs

$ ./flash_cards

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

User inputs

$ 3

Missed Questions

Q: How does a symbol differ from a string?

Missed 4 times

Category: Ruby

Q: What is a Proc?

Missed 1 time

Category: Ruby

Enter 1 to go back

user inputs

1

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

####### Acceptance Criteria

• Program shows a main menu after running

• Program outputs a list of missed questions when prompted

• Program returns to the main menu

####### Exit the program

In order to exit the program

I want to close the program

User inputs

$ ./flash_cards

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

5. Exit

User inputs

$ 5

Closing program

####### Acceptance Criteria

• The program stops exits

User: Administrator

As an administrator of the game

In order to improve readability and user experience

I want to add, edit, and delete the questions, answers, and expected responses.

Scenarios

Add Question Unit

####### Usage Example

In order to keep the game fresh

I want to add new questions to the game.

User inputs

$ ./flash_cards

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

User inputs

$ 4

Administrator Panel

Please choose from the following:

1. Add a new question

2. Edit an existing question

3. Delete a question

4. See a list of all current questions

5. Return to main menu

User inputs

1

Add a question!

What category is this question (ruby, css, javascript, etc)?

User inputs

ruby

Please enter the question.

User inputs

How does a symbol differ from a string?

What is response choice 'a' for this question?

User inputs

Symbols are immutable and reusable, retaining the same object_id.

What is response choice 'b' for this question?

User inputs

Strings are immutable and reusable, retaining the same object_id.

What is response choice 'c' for this question?

User inputs

Symbols and strings do not differ.

What is the correct response choice for this question (a,b,c)?

User inputs

a

New question added!!

Administrator Panel

Please choose from the following:

1. Add a new question

2. Edit an existing question

3. Delete a question

4. See a list of all current questions

5. Return to main menu

####### Acceptance Criteria

• User can go to a Administrator Panel

• User can choose to add a question

• Program walks through adding the elements of a question

• Program assigns a unique ID to the question

Edit Question Unit

####### Usage Example

In order to correct an improper question category

I want to change the category in the database

User inputs

$ ./flash_cards

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

User inputs

$ 4

Administrator Panel

Please choose from the following:

1. Add a new question

2. Edit an existing question

3. Delete a question

4. See a list of all current questions

5. Return to main menu

User inputs

2

QuestionId of question to edit

User inputs

5

Part of question to edit (Category, Q, A, B, C, Correct)

User inputs

Category

What is the new category for this question?

User inputs

ruby

Question edited!

Administrator Panel

Please choose from the following:

1. Add a new question

2. Edit an existing question

3. Delete a question

4. See a list of all current questions

5. Return to main menu

####### Acceptance Criteria

• From the Administrator Panel, user can select to edit an existing question

• Program prompts user for QuestionId and part of the question to edit

• Program edits the question and returns to the Administrator Panel

Delete Question Unit

####### Usage Example

In order to remove duplicate questions

I want to delete a question from the database

User inputs

$ Flashcards

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

User inputs

$ 4

Administrator Panel

Please choose from the following:

1. Add a new question

2. Edit an existing question

3. Delete a question

4. See a list of all current questions

5. Return to main menu

User inputs

3

QuestionId of question to delete

User inputs

5

Question deleted!

Administrator Panel

Please choose from the following:

1. Add a new question

2. Edit an existing question

3. Delete a question

4. See a list of all current questions

5. Return to main menu

####### Acceptance Criteria

• From the Administrator Panel, user can choose to delete an existing question

• Program prompts user for the QuestionId of the question to be deleted

• User enters the corresponding QuestionId and the program deletes the question

• User is returned to the Administrator Panel

Review all questions

####### Usage Example

In order to find QuestionId of the question it edit or delete

I want to review of a list of all questions and their answers

User inputs

$ ./flash_cards

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

User inputs

$ 4

Administrator Panel

Please choose from the following:

1. Add a new question

2. Edit an existing question

3. Delete a question

4. See a list of all current questions

5. Return to main menu

User inputs

4

list of questions shows with Q, Answers, Correct, Category

Administrator Panel

Please choose from the following:

1. Add a new question

2. Edit an existing question

3. Delete a question

4. See a list of all current questions

5. Return to main menu

####### Acceptance Criteria

• From the Administrator Panel, user can choose to see a list of all questions

• Program outputs a list of each question containing: question body, each choice, correct answer, category

• User is returned to the Administrator Panel

Return to main menu

####### Usage Example

In order to play the game instead of admin activities

I want to return to the main menu

User inputs

$ ./flash_cards

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

User inputs

$ 4

Administrator Panel

Please choose from the following:

1. Add a new question

2. Edit an existing question

3. Delete a question

4. See a list of all current questions

5. Return to main menu

User inputs

5

Welcome to Flashcards!

Please choose from the following:

1. Play a new game

2. View score dashboard

3. Review missed questions

4. Administrator activities

####### Acceptance Criteria

• From the Administrator Panel, user returns to the main menu

Scenario 273

####### Usage Example

In order to

I want to

####### Acceptance Criteria