Challenge Overview
Introduction
Welcome to the Actian Zen Core Database for Android Tutorial Challenge.
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Overview
We need help from the TopCoder Community to write a comprehensive tutorial for the Actian Zen Core database for Android. The following are the detailed requirements for this challenge:
Requirements
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We’ve provided a sample task list app in the forums that demonstrates how to use Actian Zen Core database for Android. We’ve also provided detailed documentation for this app. You can use these as a starting point and build your tutorial.
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You are free to create a new app that will be used as the basis for a developer tutorial on how to build an Android app that is powered by the Actian Zen Core database for Android.
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Create the tutorial, along with supporting sample app starter code and screencast overview.
Deliverables
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Your sample app code.
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Detailed Stepwise tutorial including all configuration. Please use screenshots wherever applicable.
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A screencast/ video walking through all the steps of your tutorial. Please be as detailed as possible.
Submission/ Review
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Submit your zipped Tutorial.
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The submissions will be scored by Actian team in its sole discretion, there will be no appeals or appeals responses.
Scorecard
All submissions will be scored on a scale of 1-10 based on
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Level of details provided in tutorial.
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Quality of tutorial and screencast submitted.
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���Ability to provide instruction and describe concepts in an easy to understand manner.
Additional terms and conditions for all participants
By participating in this Competition, You acknowledge and agree that
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You must comply with all applicable laws in submitting a Competition Submission, and you represent that you are authorized to submit the Competition Submission.
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Actian Corporation (“Actian”) is free to use, disclose, distribute or otherwise exploit Residual Knowledge. Residual Knowledge means information that is retained in the unaided memories of Actian’s employees and contractors who have had access to any Competition Submissions submitted by You. An employee’s or contractor’s memory will be considered unaided if the employee or contractor has not intentionally memorized the information for the purpose of retaining and subsequently using or disclosing it; and
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If You provide comments, criticism, suggested improvements, test results, answers to questions, and other feedback regarding the function, features, and other characteristics of the Actian products in written or oral form (“Feedback”), You agrees that all Feedback is the property of Actian and may be used, reproduced, adapted, modified, distributed, and otherwise exploited by Actian in any manner and for any purpose.
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You are not entitled to any compensation from Actian or any of the benefits which Actian may make available to its employees, and You are not authorized to make any representation, contract or commitment on behalf of Actian.
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Employees and direct and indirect subcontractors of Actian Corporation and its subsidiaries and other affiliates, and employees and direct and indirect subcontractors of Actian’s partners (including TopCoder and its affiliates) are not eligible to participate in the challenge.
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You may only use data that is open and that can be shared with anyone in the world and which is freely available and to which you have rights to use the data in submitting such data.