Tech for projects

Picking technology for capstones or major projects

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There are sometimes when you get to choose the technology you use for a project deliverable. The instructor leaves it to your reasonable judgement. Often there are many choices to choose from.

Here are some observations

Remember that the goal of most assessments is to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your mastery of the course material.

How much experience do you and others have with the technology?

Do you have a way to get help if you get in over your head? Get confused? Is there a community of practice within your peer group or otherwise to turn to?

Do you have a backup plan if you choose the wrong technology?

How stable and robust is the technology? Using buggy or flaky software or hardware is not a good choice.

Do you expect use of the project deliverable after the course?

How many people on the ‘team’ need to know the tech? Do you have a single point of failure?

Identify what features and functions are solid and get the job done vs being glitzy and ‘bling’.

If the tech is relatively new or critical:

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