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Specifications Author: ostrain
Project Title: LoopBack
Reviewer: kpthomas

Evaluate the elements below on a scale from 1-5.  Add comments after
each as needed.  Copy in any text from the specification to make
appropriate comments.  Address comments to the author of the
specification.

	1) description of the project (from requirements);
	   4
	   Very good general description of what the project would be used for.
	Would have been nice to hear a brief explanation for why the project is
	necessary and why it is interesting.

	2) system model diagram;
	   4
	   Does not go into the detail of subcomponents but explains the general
	flow of control.  It would have helped to see more details about the
	interactions.

	3) annotations describing each component of the system model;
	   3
	   Describes each compenent's overall purpose but interactions are left
	vague.  Needs more detail.

	4) user interface diagrams and descriptions;
	   5
	   Very detailed fleshed out GUI.  The GUI seems easy to use
	and easy enough to learn.

	5) written description of the above;
	   4
	   Lacks detail.  Some compenents are described but others are not mentioned.
	It is a bit unclear how the loops are grabbed from the library and how
	instrument choice works.

	6) non-functional requirements (performance, testing,
		reliability, ease of use, portability, documentation,
		dependencies on other systems);
	   4
	   Covers most important requirements well as far as general goals but
	quantifiable goals would make the list much more useful.

	7) updated requirements (with priorities, etc.);
	   4
	   Not enough divisions into different priority level.  Makes project 
	hard to scale.  Requirements themselves are fine.  Easy to see how to
	divide into compenents.  The roadmap helps.

	8) any risky parts.
	   4
	   Not very detailed but does bring up some important issues.  Should
	explore risks further.


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