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DesignFest '97

Problem Submission Guidelines

Content

• A description of a domain. This description can be accompanied by pictures, images, text, videos or whatever. The purpose of this description is to make clear in which context the problem is placed. The text should explain terminology and should be understandable by laymen. All abbreviations must be explained.
  

  Size: 1 or 2 A4s
  

• A description of the program that is wanted. This should state the goals of the program and the required functions. This description should state what the program should achieve without enforcing any solutions.
  

  Size: 1/2 A4
  

• Detailed requirements. Because of time limitations these should of course be restricted. An indication should be given of performance requirements and capacity. Requirements should be "refutable" statements (at least according to Michael Jackson).
  

  Size: 1/2 A4
  

• Use cases
  

  Size: 2 A4s
  

• Descriptions of interfaces to other systems. This could be header files or file formats. This is of course optional when no interfaces to other systems are necessary.
  

  Size: max 2 A4s
  

• References for further study. These are references to articles, other similar systems or implementations.

Form of Submission

Initial submission can be in the form of email (plain text). After the problem is accepted and review comments have been exchanged, it is highly desirable that the problem author submit their problem in HTML format as an email attachment. Please look at the problems from DesignFest '96 for examples of HTML formatting.

After the problem has been submitted, any changes to the problem should be submitted as differences only (i.e., old form of paragraph followed by revised form of paragraph) unless the problem is still in plain text form. Once we have put the problem into HTML form, we prefer to receive only the changed paragraphs.

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