Development of a Cardano DApp and extensive documentation of each step along the way

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Marius Georgescu

[GENERAL] Email address of main applicant

georgescumarius@live.com

Additional applicants

There are no additional applicants.

[GENERAL] Requested funds in ada

20000

[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)

12

[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language.

No

[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?

No

[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.” .

There are no external dependencies. The only resource required for this project is my time.

[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?

Yes

[GENERAL] If NO, please describe which outputs are not going to be open source. If YES, please write “Project will be fully open source.”

Project will be fully open source

[METADATA] Category of proposal

Education

[METADATA] SDG rating

SDG goals:

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

SDG subgoals:

By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

Key Performance Indicator (KPI):

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill

Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment

Universal Human Rights Index (UHRI):

#proposertoolsdg

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

Such a project can increase Cardano adoption and developer education resulting in better quality projects in the ecosystem.

[IMPACT] How does your proposed solution address the challenge and what benefits will this bring to the Cardano ecosystem?

Such a project can increase Cardano adoption and developer education resulting in better quality projects in the ecosystem.

[IMPACT] How do you intend to measure the success of your project?

I will track the number of github forks and youtube views.

[IMPACT] Please describe your plans to share the outputs and results of your project?

I plan to make a playlist video, and share the progress monthly such that in 12 months I go though the entire development journey.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability?

In recent years, I have accumulated the necessary knowledge to be able to deliver such a project. It is a personal challenge from which I believe that I have a lot to learn.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] What are the main goals for the project and how will you validate if your approach is feasible?

The main goal is to deliver a DApp open source and extensively documented for didactic purposes.

I will document in detail all the stages of analysis, development, testing and release.

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please provide a detailed breakdown of your project’s milestones and each of the main tasks or activities to reach the milestone plus the expected timeline for the delivery.

Q4-2023 - Functional documentation

Q1-2024 - Implementation

Q2-2024 - Tests

Q3-2024 - Project documentation and Video walkthroughs

[CAPABILITY/ FEASIBILITY] Please describe the deliverables, outputs and intended outcomes of each milestone.

Project will have:

• Project smart-contracts will be written in Plutus
• Offchain code written in Haskell
• Tests 
• unit tests 
• property based
• formal verification
• API tests (postman)
• Code documentation using: Haddock.
• API SPECS + swagger api tests postman
• Functional Documentation (and diagrams using PlantUML)
• Release instructions
• Walkthrough videos

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] Please provide a detailed budget breakdown of the proposed work and resources.

Costs represent 1 average wage (for 1 person me) for 12 months. I will most likely do it anyway, but this program can be an additional motivation for me.

[RESOURCES & VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?

Costs represent 1 average wage (for 1 person me) for 12 months. I will most likely do it anyway, but this program can be an additional motivation for me.

[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agreed to Fund10 rules and also that data in the Submission Form and other data provided by the project team during the course of the project will be publicly available.

I Accept