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ANSI C Development & Training for Algorithmic Poker Analysis

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development

Industry

Information Technology

Duration

3 months

Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date

1 May 2019

Team Size

Confidential

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

72/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Poland

Project Summary

Tooploox (formerly MicroscopeIT) engaged in a three-month training-focused engagement to write pure ANSI C implementations of mathematical analysis programs for a two-person team building algorithmic poker solvers. Their developers worked directly with the client to familiarize themselves with the codebase and produced ANSI C code while the client ultimately paused further development due to the project's underestimated scale.

Key Challenges

Small client team (two people) lacking manpower to execute multiple product ideas
Need to create mathematical solvers for games written in ANSI C
Project scale was larger than initially estimated

Project Deliverables

ANSI C mathematical analysis programs
Developer familiarization and training for the client's codebase (three-month training session)

Project Solution

Tooploox's team was tasked with writing pure ANSI C code for classical, algorithm-heavy mathematical solvers, avoiding frameworks or additional tooling. The engagement functioned as a hands-on training and code-familiarization period: developers studied the client's codebase, asked targeted questions directly to the client, and worked under the oversight of a tech lead and project managers over a three-month period.

Project Outcome

The client halted further development after the training session due to an underestimated project scale
The client expressed strong satisfaction with the developers' competence, communication, and the tech lead's rapid understanding of complex architecture

Platforms

Desktop

Tech Stack

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Despite being an abridged engagement, the collaboration with Tooploox (formerly MicroscopeIT) was impressive and productive. Their developers were extremely competent and efficient, and their tech lead demonstrated a remarkable proficiency to familiarize themselves with new architecture.”
Anonymous
Software Engineer
Date: 08/16/2019