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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
