Hi Sanjay,
Originally posted by Sanjay Joshi:
Currently, I have implemented the search for all 6 fields , maybe that was a bit much...
I did as well, and yes, now I think that was too much. I took a very liberal interpretation of the assignment instructions. So, if the assignment instructions said name and location must be searchable, I decided to make all the fields in the database searchable. I now realize these were not very intelligent decisions. My current thinking on what is in the scope of the project and what isn't is heavily influenced by this
thread:
Topic: How long should the project take? Now if you're happy with your implementation of all six search fields, I wouldn't bother to remove the extra fields (that is, fields other than name and location). You've already done the work. I don't think you will lose (or gain) any points by doing what you did. The grader may wonder, however, why you chose to provide six search fields, when they only asked for two. There are lots of such areas where had I taken a more conservative interpretation of the requirements I could have saved an immense amount of time and effort. Oh well, live and learn. Suffice to say I now have a very different opionion of the candidates who said that it took them 2-3 weeks to finish the project. They were right, I was wrong.
Hope this helps,
George
Regards, George
SCJP, SCJD, SCWCD, SCBCD