Development process

Objective

• Create a python based implementation, which works correctly. Focus on optimization later.
• Adhere to PEP8 coding style
• Code needs to be tested with Hypothesis, as part of the development process - did not use Hypothesis
• Documentation, and work progress to be captured on this Wiki
• Use modules / libraries, as required from other open-source projects, instead of building yet-another-sub-optimal implementation. For example Scipy, NLTK

Tools

• Code repository and version control
  • Learn about Git. This is the version control tool
  • and Learn to use Github; which is this site. It runs Git behind the scenes.
• Learn Python programming - Learn Python the hard way
• Setup Python 32bit and NOT 64 bit - Download and install Python 2.7.x
• Setting up a development tool to write code and also manage version control
  • Eclipse IDE - Download the 32bit Eclipse IDE for Java Developers, and then we add Python support into it.
  • Python development on Eclipse, using Pydev: In Eclipse, open menu item Help->Eclipse Marketplace.. and search for Pydev. Install it from there.
  • Git version control, within Eclipse: In Eclipse, open menu item Help->Eclipse Marketplace.. and search for EGit. Install it from there.
• Discussions on Gitter - this helped with communication, and working remotely.