WordSurv 6.0 Development Timeline

Date Goals Status
June 2004
  • Redesign the Database
  • Design Graphical User Interface
  • Create WordSurv Datagrid to display data in the WordSurv application
  • Test Datagrid functionality
  • Begin work on XML and WordSurv 2.5 import functionality.
  • Begin work on Word List Management Tab
    • Gloss Dictionaries
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July 2004
  • Continue work on Word List Management Tab
    • Surveys
    • Word Lists
  • Begin work on WordSurv 4/5 database conversion, WordSurv 6 survey and gloss dictionary import, and word list merge functionality.
  • Preliminary Testing of Word List Management Tab
  • Begin work on Comparisons Tab
    • Creating Comparisons
    • Comparison Gloss List
  • Preliminary Testing of Comparison Tab
  • Begin work on Comparison Analysis Tab
    • Tally Matrix
    • Total Matrix
    • Ratio Matrix
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August 2004
  • Preliminary Testing of importing, database conversion, and word list merging functionality.
  • Preliminary Testing of Comparison Analysis Tab
  • Begin work on Phonostatistical Analysis Tab
    • Degrees of Difference Table
    • Total Degrees of Difference Matrix
    • Correspondences Matrix
    • Ratio Matrix
  • Preliminary Testing of Phonostatistical Analysis Tab
  • Clean Up Code
  • Prepare for Third Party Testing
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Fall 2004
  • Third Party Testing
    • Word List Management Tab
    • Comparisons Tab
    • Comparison Analysis Tab
    • Phonostatistical Analysis Tab
    • Imports/Conversion/Merging
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January 2005
  • Begin work on COMPASS tab
    • Phoneme Correspondences
    • Cognate Strengths
    • Word-Pair Strengths
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Spring 2005
  • Debug application and fix errors.
  • Implement additional functionality
  • Preliminary testing of Alpha Release
  • Prepare WordSurv 6 for Alpha Release
  • Third Party testing of Alpha Release
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Summer 2006
  • Fix errors found from Alpha testing.
  • Implement additional functionality.
  • Preliminary testing of entire application.
  • ( June 29 ) WordSurv 6 first Beta Release featuring Excel imports.
  • Third Party testing of Beta Release.
  • ( Aug 4 ) WordSurv 6 second Beta Release featuring COMPASS and Phonostats.
  • Fix errors found from Beta testing.
  • Prepare for WordSurv 6 full release (August 25 2006).
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