MIL-006 Lecture step 5: tweak the strategy
Metadata
| Key |
Value |
| ID |
MIL-006 |
| CrossReference |
BC-001 |
| Language |
en |
| Domain |
it |
Version History
| Date |
Status |
Author |
Reviewer |
Change |
Commit |
| 2026-10-28 |
Accepted |
Jens Tirsvad Nielsen |
AI as stand-in for S02 |
Initial version |
cadc5ef |
Purpose
Decide whether the bot offers alternative strategies and whether the participant can compare their cookies per second, which completes lecture step 5.
Deliverable
Strategy options (check interval and buy one or buy all affordable), tests for each option, a recorded comparison of runs and the screenshot for lecture step 5.
Go / No-Go Criteria
| # |
Criterion (objectively checkable) |
Go |
No-Go |
| 1 |
The check interval and the buy-all option are selectable from the command line and default to the assignment's behaviour (5 seconds, buy one) |
Defaults unchanged |
Defaults changed |
| 2 |
Unit tests cover each option |
0 failures |
A test fails |
| 3 |
At least three container runs are compared and the table is recorded |
Table with 3 or more rows |
Fewer rows |
| 4 |
docs/images/step-5.png exists |
File exists |
File missing |
| 5 |
The code review against qc-programming-python.md is Go |
RC-* is Go |
No-Go |
Dependencies
| Depends on |
Reason |
| MIL-005 |
Needs the working 5 minute baseline |
Traceability
| Business Case objective / KPI / user story |
Reference |
| O4 |
BC-001 |
| CN-003 |
SA-001 |
Ownership
| Role |
Stakeholder ID (SA) |
| Owner |
S01 |
| Approving reviewer |
S02 (AI as stand-in, autonomous mode, not independent) |
Target Date
2026-11-02 — inside the planned window 2026-10-28 to 2026-11-04 of PP-001; the Business Case sets no deadline.
Tasks
| # |
Task |
Summary |
Needs its own Use Case/User Story? |
Reference |
| 1 |
Make the check interval selectable |
Add an option for the interval between upgrade checks (for example 1, 5 or 10 seconds), with the assignment's 5 seconds as the default. |
No |
O4 |
| 2 |
Add the buy all affordable strategy |
Add a strategy that buys every affordable upgrade, most expensive first, next to the default buy-one strategy. Both stay unit tested. |
No |
O4 |
| 3 |
Compare strategies with container runs |
Run the combinations and record cookies per second for each in a table, then name the best strategy. Save step-5.png from the best run. |
No |
O4 |
