Determining Specifications
You need to consider the functional and non-functional specifications of your project.
Let's first look back at our content:
Functional Specifications
What does the system actually NEED to do?
User Requirements
What does the user need to be able to do? List all specifications here.
Inputs & Outputs
What inputs will the system need to accept and what outputs will it need to display?
Core Features
At its core, what specifically does the program need to be able to do?
User Interaction
How will users interact with the system (e.g. command-line, GUI?) and what information will it need to provide to help users navigate?
Error Handling
What possible errors could you face that need to be handled by the system?
Non-Functional Specifications
What would improve the system but is ultimately not required?
Performance
How quickly should we try to get the system to perform tasks, what efficiency is required to maintain user engagement? How can we ensure our program remains efficient?
Useability / Accessibility
How might you make your application more accessible? What could you do with the User Interface to improve usability?
Reliability
What could perhaps not crash the whole system, but could be an issue and needs to be addressed? Data integrity? Duplicate data? API retrieval crash?
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