1/09/07 Notes

Major Tasks
- Create a driver for eXistDB, integrate with existing translations
	- Should be able to run all translated functions
- Finish the xquery function translations
	- Fix bugs in existing translations
	- Implement binary operations: join, product, mix
- Experiment design
	- Demonstrate performance of new system vs. previous system
	- Need to account for network delay on the Oracle connection
	- See existing SPO papers for a basis for experimental data
- Thesis paper

High-level schedule
- Winter '08
	- Finish programming
	- Begin experiment design/execution
	- Begin writing thesis
- Spring '08
	- Finish experiment design/execution
	- Finish writing thesis
	- Thesis defense

- Some thesis deadlines are at:
	http://www.planning.calpoly.edu/masters/documents/Thesis-Proj%20Deadlines%2007-08.pdf
- Project demo Friday 1/18