Connect 4

This is a Java based application based off of the famous game Connect 4. Players take turns choosing open slots on the board until a player has 4 connected pieces (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally). If all slots are occupied, with no matching 4 pieces, then a tie occurs!
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Meet The Contributors - Ad HOC - and their contributions

• Hency

  • Contributions
    • User input interface and validation
    • UI Connections
    • Final UML Diagram
    • Software package/deployment
    • Console setup and testing (Windows and MacOS)
  • Setbacks/Lessons Learned
    • Mistakenly broke local project
    • Failing tests due to overuse of static methods (be weary of Static)
    • Do not attach attach yourself to code, you will end up either rewriting it or tossing it to the side
    • Communications of ideas is key, questions are a must while implementing code
    • Clarify which data structures being used, if any
  • Contact
    • LinkedIn

• Orlando

  • Contributions
    • API design
    • End game detection logic
    • Computer logic
    • Initial diagram
    • README document
  • Setbacks/Lessons Learned
    • (Setback) Frustration extended completion of computer logic by a day
      • Better naming conventions may have helped me find this bug sooner
    • (Lesson Learned) Stronger in OOP but still need some work
    • (Lesson Learned) Effective collaboration makes solving technical problems much smoother
  • Contact
    • LinkedIn

• Coel

  • Contributions
    • User interface
    • ASCII art
    • Board design
    • Testing
  • Setbacks/Lessons
    • Communication is important
    • There was a learning curve with operating IntelliJ and Git
    • The project is like a puzzle or dominoes where 1 move can impact another area

Agenda

• High level overview of project

• Demo of app

• QnA / Technical discussion

About The Project

Initial Diagram

Final Diagram

Product Screenshot

Board Tracking Logic

Features

• Initial

  • 2 player game

• Extended

  • 1 player functionality

• Wishlist

  • Animation
  • Scoreboard
  • 3rd difficultly level

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Built With

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Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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Contact

• Hency - LinkedIn
• Orlando - LinkedIn

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Acknowledgments

• Thank you to TLG and Jay for creating and delivering an effective Java learning experience.

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