real time scoring

[samdaman]

I have chosen to design and build a real time system.
The domain chosen is an academic sports (cricket) website with real time scoring. If your cricket knowledge is minimal I will explain what I intend to build: Basically as the cricket batsmen score runs, I want each
individual score to be presented on screen in real time.
I am currently having problems implementing this solution at present. I ask from your extensive knowledge on how to build such a site with real time
scores. My initial ideas was that I could undertake this in Java, JavaScript or VB. However I have recently become aware of custom software to build this or radio technology (of which I have no expertise).
Is it possible you could advice me of the best, easiest, most convenient technology present and the best way to research my proposed idea, or
perhaps links to such websites which would be beneficial. Is radio packet technology a viable option.
What is the best design method, i am experienced in UML, use cases, sequence diagrams, class diagrams etc. Is this method relevant for real time scoring? or is there something more relevant?
Thanks, SAM

 

[meadandale]

Hmmm, there are many ways that you could do this; quite a few in java.

Radio packet technology? Unless you expect everyone that uses your system to have hardware that supports this, fugghedaboudit. Web based systems are much more often used for something like this and applets are very conducive to this sort of thing.

Realize that NOTHING of this sort is 'real time'. There is always a delay.

1) Someone has to 'observe' the event and capture the data into a system.
2) This data may need to be preprocessed before it is delivered to the user
3) Network latency guarantees that there will be a lag before the updated data is delivered to the user.

I'd work within the confines of whatever you are comfortable with. I'd do this system entirely in Java but then that's what I do. Others would prefer to use VB or .asp or some other Windows solution. Yet others would use CGI, perl or some hodge podge of different languages.

There is no 'right' solution to something like this, only what is 'right' for you.