Design and Implementation
At this time the final design and implementation of the program is still under discussion. What is
known is that the ultimate goal is to operate with a basic client/server model. This will allow the
user to connect and interact with the program via an internet connection, which will fulfill several
of the program objectives. However, it may be necessary to first implement the progam as a
stand alone program. Depending on the final design of the program, more than one interface may be
required.
Once the basic design of the program is completed (and hopefully that won't take too long), the
implementation can begin. The program will be implemented using C/C++ along with the wxWidgets
library. This will hopefully allow the program to be written in a way that makes porting to different
operating systems easier. Ideally Windows and Linux implementation will be able to proceed
concurrently.
Getting Started
What is needed right now to get started is a web designer and/or maintainer as well as people who can
help with the design of the program itself. The best people for that are those who have some knowledge
of astronomy and/or programming (you don't need to have knowledge of both, but if you do, that's good!).
A user interface designer would also be nice. As things move forward, coders, testers, documentation
writers and others will be needed.
Interested in helping out or finding out more? Contact one of the project administrators as listed on the
project summary page.