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<WRAP><color red><fs 200%>Corning Community College</fs></color></WRAP>
<WRAP><fs 150%>CSCS1730 UNIX/Linux Fundamentals</fs></WRAP>
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======PROJECT: The Puzzle Box (TPB0)======

=====OBJECTIVE=====
Use your observational skills, ability to track and utilize details, problem solving abilities, and investigative prowess to unravel the puzzle box, which will attempt to throw obstructions in your path to deter you from success.

As usual, provide documentation on the project page.

=====PROCESS=====
Do note, the productive way to go about this project involves taking the following steps:

  * starting early
  * reading the project page
  * asking questions regarding things you do not know, are not clear on, or are confused about
  * as information, concepts, processes become clear, that is something you can contribute to the project documentation (so you can better remember)

If you start too late, and do not ask questions, and do not have enough time and don't know what is going on, you are not doing the project correctly.

=====TASK=====
You are to unravel the puzzle, getting to the instructions inside. Be wary of deceptions and obstacles trying to throw you off track.

To start off, there is a starter puzzle, **ascii.512** that must be solved and acted upon first before you can get to your actual puzzle.

You are seeking the creation of two files, that you will submit:

  * **results** - the final instructions correctly unscrambled
  * **tpb0steps** - a list of the steps taken to accomplish the core task

=====EDIT=====
You will want to go [[/notes/unix/spring2024/projects/tpb0|here]] to edit and fill in the various sections of the document:

  * [[/notes/unix/spring2024/projects/tpb0|https://lab46.g7n.org/notes/unix/spring2024/projects/tpb0]]

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=====SUBMISSION=====
To be successful in this project, the following criteria (or their equivalent) must be met:

  * Project must be submit on time, by the deadline.
    * Late submissions will lose 33% credit per day, with the submission window closing on the 3rd day following the deadline.
  * All code must run cleanly (no warnings or errors)
    * all  requested functionality  must conform  to stated  requirements (either on  this document or  in a comment banner in  source code files themselves).
  * Executed programs must display in a manner similar to provided output
    * output  formatted,  where applicable,  must match  that of  project requirements
  * Processing must be correct based on input given and output requested
  * Output, if applicable, must be correct based on values input
  * Code must be nicely and consistently indented
  * Code must be consistently written, to strive for readability from having a consistent style throughout
  * Code must be commented
    * Any "to be implemented" comments **MUST** be removed
      * these   "to  be  implemented"   comments,  if  still  present  at evaluation time, will result in points being deducted.
      * Sufficient  comments  explaining  the point  of  provided   logic **MUST** be present
  * Track/version the source code in your lab46 semester repository
  * Submit  a copy of  your source code to  me using the  **submit** tool

====Submit Tool Usage====
Let's  say you  have completed  work  on the  project, and  are ready  to
submit, you  would do the following:

<cli>
lab46:~/src/SEMESTER/DESIG/PROJECT$ submit DESIG PROJECT file1 file2 file3 ... fileN
</cli>

You should get some sort of confirmation indicating successful submission
if all went according to plan. If  not, check for typos and or locational
mismatches.

=====RUBRIC=====
I'll be evaluating the project based on the following criteria:

<code>
39:tpb0:final tally of results (39/39)
*:tpb0:submitted results file via submit tool [4/4]
*:tpb0:submitted tpb0steps file via submit tool [5/5]
*:tpb0:results md5sum matches project MANIFEST [5/5]
*:tpb0:results is correctly unscrambled and assembled [5/5]
*:tpb0:tpb0steps contains valid set of instructions [5/5]
*:tpb0:tpb0steps any commentary after hash mark [5/5]
*:tpb0:emailed results via instructions [5/5]
*:tpb0:matching subject line as per instructions [5/5]
</code>

===Pertaining to the collaborative authoring of project documentation===

  * each class member is to participate in the contribution of relevant information and formatting of the documentation
    * minimal member contributions consist of:
      * near the class average edits (a value of at least four productive edits)
      * near the average class content change average (a value of at least 256 bytes (absolute value of data content change))
      * near the class total content contribution average (a value of at least 1kiB)
      * no zero-sum commits (adding in one commit then later removing in its entirety for the sake of satisfying edit requirements)
    * adding and formatting data in an organized fashion, aiming to create an informative and readable document that anyone in the class can reference
    * content contributions will be factored into a documentation coefficient, a value multiplied against your actual project submission to influence the end result:
      * no contributions, co-efficient is 0.50
      * less than minimum contributions is 0.75
      * met minimum contribution threshold is 1.00

===Additionally===

  * Solutions not abiding  by spirit of project will be  subject to a 50% overall deduction
  * Solutions  not  utilizing descriptive  why and  how comments  will be subject to a 25% overall deduction
  * Solutions not utilizing indentation to promote scope and clarity or otherwise maintaining consistency in code style and presentation will be subject to a 25% overall deduction
  * Solutions not organized and easy to  read (assume a terminal at least 90 characters wide, 40 characters tall)  are subject to a 25% overall deduction