Make Cardano software easier to use by integrating CodaEA.io

[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant

Jay Imerman

[GENERAL] Email address of main applicant

jay@theparallelrevolution.com

Additional applicants

Jay Imerman - jay@theparallelrevolution.com - over 30 years as a computing professional developing and implementing solutions for businesses of all sizes; two years as a Cardano SPO

 

Daniel Kuchciak - dan@theparallelrevolution.com - over 30 years as a computing professional developing and deploying business, database, and Web-based solutions since the Web’s inception; one year as a Cardano SPO; ADA owner since the beginning; Cryptocurrency enthusiast for 5 years; 2 years as Cardano SPO

 

Dr. Peter Trzos, MD - pete@theparallelrevolution.com - Over 10 years experience in political advocacy, canvassing, and marketing; ADA owner and Cryptocurrency enthusiast for several years

 

Alex Mazurek, Lead Cyber Security Engineer - alex@theparallelrevolution.com - Over 12 years experience in database & software development, automation across Aerospace, Banking & Retail

[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.” .

No dependencies

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

No

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

Back-end server apps will not be open source. All public and Cardano-integrating code is and will be open source.

[METADATA] Category of Proposal

Other

[METADATA] SDG rating

SDG Goals:

1. Conduct research to identify Best Practices related to ICEM, and define solutions to support these -> ISO Working Groups? University research?
2. Promote sustained explosive growth in adoption of industry-recognized ICEM standards, practices and education
3. Help Software Developers focus on accuracy of error reporting, and using that to help direct quality improvement
4. Make Cryptocurrencies mainstream for everyone, and inspire other projects to integrate with Crypto
5. Make error research, and leverage of existing knowledge, easy, fast, and rewarding
6. Take User Experience with software use to the next level, with zero overhead

[IMPACT] Please describe your proposed solution.

CodaEA is a Centralized Error Management System (CEMS). It is part of an online ecosystem that enables a wholly new approach in Computer Science! That is the discipline of ICEMS, or Integrated CEMS - an Error-Centric approach to managing issues with software. For example, in the case of application server operation, it completes Operational Monitoring by providing a much-needed service and functionality that will help server operators keep an eye on issues and handle them proactively.

At The Parallel Revolution LLC, we realized that after decades of technology experience, it was time to take a stand:

No more error messages unless you also give us solutions, and let us contribute our knowledge to help others.

And CodaEA was born - the Error Centric ecosystem that enables you not only to get the description of the problem, but to get it in an understandable way, with actionable solutions, and the ability to participate in the community.

CodaEA is an Error Analysis ecosystem designed to link communities around networks (or applications) for mutual support - and around specific error codes that represent the actual issues faced as users in the Community. Network Operators typically have the job of running server software, which emit execution logs. Often, the error messages are cryptic or otherwise difficult to determine a) whether they are significant or not, and b) what you should do to fix it - especially if you are new to operating that software.

CodaEA is the solution. It provides a public REST API to report the errors, and operations for the community to analyzed and establish the appropriate meaning and severity of the error, and query those results. It facilitates discussion and troubleshooting. But more importantly, it provides visibility into the backend operations of server software - visibility to the operators for monitoring and issue alerts, and visibility to the software developers for in-field quality assessments and operational performance.

If that isn't great enough, CodaEA collects metrics on the errors that are reported. Software Developers can access those metrics, to find out what errors their customers are facing in the field. And, they can use those metrics to measure the effectiveness of their QA efforts, or maybe even to drive their QA focus to resolving specific issues that are of bigger impact.

As a Network Operator or Software Developer, you can join the CodaEA Community by creating an Account. Community Members earn reputation for their participation, and that reputation will soon be tied to the CodaCOIN Token cryptocurrency, which will be awarded to the Members' Cardano wallet by the end of every epoch.

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

CodaEA solves problems with error messaging by utilizing an already-deployed public, Error-Centric approach to problem identification and solution. The CodaEA community decides what the error messages mean. Their analysis is used to scan execution logs (or other sources of error occurrences) and determine which codes are worthy of notification. The CodaEA community then provides discussion and solution posts based on that Message Code, that are community moderated and voted most or least helpful to help researchers decide what will work in their case.

 

Our products work on the back-end in the Cardano Stakepool Node case, scanning the logs and notifying you within minutes via email of severe or unknown issues.

 

Our products work on the front-end, allowing Software Developers and Software Users to obtain useful, suggestive and interactive error messages that are both meaningful and helpful to resolving the issue indicated.

 

To solve the problem of allowing developers to obtain useful operational statistics, CodaEA captures counts on error occurrences, and allows the creation of Developer accounts so that Developers (e.g. IOHK) can access those statistics for analysis.

 

For the problem of lack of standardization of messages, CodaEA standardizes the error logging format, methodology, severity analysis, and timestamp to streamline error analysis and solutioning. We also centralize the database on the error code, which allows instant retrieval of all conversation (solutions & discussions) around a given issue.

 

In order to provide added incentive, we plan to issue a Cardano-native Cryptocurrency token tied to CodaEA Communities. This will be funded by half of the allocated Catalyst funds. As people use CodaEA, they can earn the Coda Coin - and use that Coin to post bounties to incentivize people to provide solutions to issues that occur. NFTs issued by CodaEA will also be delivered to their wallets. This will further incentivize people to join Cardano and Cryptocurrencies in general, as well as reward them for their contributions to support others.

 

For Cardano, imagine:

1. A network of software that tells SPOs when there is a problem, and how to solve it
2. A mainstream community that earns people cryptocurrency, and lets them spend it - incorporating them into cryptocurrency as part of its operations
3. A system that has a huge positive impact in how people use computers, and interact with computer-controlled devices

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

In the Short-Term:

●    Coverage of CodaEA in blogs, podcasts, and news articles

●    Positive Word of Mouth recommendations

●    Achieve all Phase 1/Phase 2 objectives

●    Number of accounts with Cardano wallet addresses registered

In the Long-Term:

●    Grow CodaEA and general ICEM principles to become an indispensable part of computing landscape

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

• Project Milestones
• Phase 1 Launch
• Phase 2
• Token Issuance
• Liquidity Pool Allocation
• UX Definition
• UI Definition
• Software Development
• Beta 1 Testing
• Beta 2 Testing
• Phase 2 Launch
• Public Release
• Usage Milestones / KPIs
• Number of User Accounts
• Number of Developer Accounts
• Number of registered Networks/Apps
• Numbers of reported Errors per Network/App
• Numbers of solutions to Errors, Numbers of errors without solutions
• Number of bounties issued, collected, abandoned
• Number of non-bounty contributions
• Public Reporting
• Weekly public reporting of metrics via Discord announcement at https://discord.gg/ecaz5C4mCv

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

We currently have 4 full-time committed professionals with multiple decades of experience each. We have a communication system in place on social media, and software already developed and being used. We can therefore keep public announcements going, development, and interactions with other groups as it moves forward.

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

Our main goals are to:

1. Make all software easier to use by creating and including communities to help each other solve problems
2. Incentivize people to join cryptocurrency by incorporating a monetized incentive system
3. Aid developers in consistently applying better development practices incorporating ICEM in their user messaging

We have already validated our approach with testing on processing Cardano CNODE logs over the past year, and including other software analysis in our ecosystem. We will continue to validate feasibility based on the indicated metrics we will measure as it moves forward (see KPIs / measurements of success in other areas of this proposal).

[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.

Project Milestones

• Phase 1 Launch
• Phase 2
• Token Issuance
• Liquidity Pool Allocation
• UX Definition
• UI Definition
• Software Development
• Beta 1 Testing
• Beta 2 Testing
• Phase 2 Launch
• Public Release

Usage Milestones / KPIs

• Number of User Accounts
• Number of Developer Accounts
• Number of registered Networks/Apps
• Numbers of reported Errors per Network/App
• Numbers of solutions to Errors, Numbers of errors without solutions
• Number of bounties issued, collected, abandoned
• Number of non-bounty contributions

Public Reporting

• Weekly public reporting of metrics via Discord announcement at https://discord.gg/ecaz5C4mCv

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

Phase 1: Launch

Deliverables:

• Identification and engagement in teams to pilot integration of CodaEA
• Testing & Delivery of message centralization data (feedback to developer)

Outputs & Documentation:

• Public list of active projects engaging/utilizing CodaEA

Phase 2: ADA Integration

Deliverables:

• CodaCoin Token
• Smart Contracts integration with CodaEA
• Establishment of CodaCoin liquidity pool on DEX
• Cardano Network CNODE message statistics available to IOHK

Outputs & Documentation:

• Tokenomics White Paper
• Enabling Rewards and Bounties features in back end CodaEA systems (API calls, website features & buttons)

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

Operational Costs: $50,000 (Operation of server environments, software licensing, cloud infrastructure hosting, backups)

Developers: $300,000 (Pay salaries of existing developers, Hire additional developers, Smart Contract writers, UX Experts, Graphics Experts - for 1 year)

Liquidity Pool: $150,000 to incentivize use of CodaCoin token with CodaEA, purchases and exchanges with other currencies

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

• Our project makes all software, especially Cardano back-end and user-facing, easier to use and resolve problems.
• We incentivize all users to join Cryptocurrency markets with Cardano ADA, set up a wallet, and participate in crypto incentives.

[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