take a look at this thread -> http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge/t/30b3e76aca29cca4 . that should satisfy ur general concern.
tomgibara wrote: > I scanned a log of the #android IRC channel this morning and now I'm > confused (concerned?) by the judging process. Dan Morrill said that > judging had progressed to halving the final 100 applications to 50. > > I'm not logging much information on the server side of my Moseycode > application, but I do know how many devices (emulators) have > authenticated with the demo account I provided for testing: 2. But as > far as I know, each application is supposed to be judged by 4 judges. > > The server hosting my application has failed twice in the last month > (for about 3hrs each time) which I'm upset about, but there's nothing > I can do (of course it hadn't failed for at least 6 weeks _before_ the > deadline). If a judge had attempted to use the application during one > of these periods they would have received a red message box warning > them of the problem on the application's home screen (this was also > explained in the supplied readme). It seems very unlikely (and > unlucky) that two judges would have tested the application at these > times; even more unfortunate if they are given an explicit warning > that there was a problem connecting to the server but chose to > disregard it. > > What troubles me more is that the part of the application that is > usable without a camera feed, barcode publishing, does not appear to > have been tested either, even though it's a very accessible part of > the application. One judge published one barcode. Is that the testing > that an application which took 6 months to write merits? > > Since my application requires interactive use of the camera, I was > resigned to judges not actually being able to use the scanning part of > the application without setting-up a camera (and I know from my logs > that the judges certainly did not scan any barcodes) so I made a video > of that, but I did expect judges to fully explore the other elements > of the application. > > My Moseycode application is being developed with the goal of fully > realizing a new barcode system, not just as an entry into the ADC. > Ever since explanations about the judging process were forthcoming I > always felt that it probably wouldn't do well in the challenge because > of its reliance on a real camera feed. But my concern is more general > than that: what degree of testing did all the other applications > receive? > > Of course this is all conjecture, perhaps my Moseycode application was > too buggy, or perhaps two judges did try to use the application while > the server was down, but I am disappointed by Moseycode's ignominious > evaluation. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
