Ducky 511 Project

Implement to-do list with PLT web-server

• documentation
• directions on how to set up the server
• reification of post to get and in Scheme Cookbook

Features:

• authentication
• save preferences
• save to-do items
• save what page you were on last
• hide-until/defer + show all
• expose/hide tree (done on server side)
• (search)

Validation:

• compare with past experience of CGI
• deliverables: report on differences and code

Schedule:

• 20 Feb: run web server, try examples, serve (at least) one static Web page, install servlet.ss teachpack
• 26 Feb: design schema for to-do items; create simple servelet that allows simple authentication, editing/displaying one text item which is saved, and logging out
• 5 Mar: design CLI for entering items; display hierarchical items; expand and collapse
• 12 Mar: implement defer functionality
• 19 Mar: deal with unforeseen schedule slippage
• 26 Mar: beautifiation and documentation
• 3-5 Apr: Project presentation

Literature:

• Sharing To-Do Lists with a Distributed Task Manager 1993
• Bellotti et al 2004