testpoint/PROFESSIONAL_REVIEW.md

Professional Review — Initial Pass

Fixed in this version

1. Removed three conflicting student_dashboard view definitions and kept one authenticated, data-driven implementation.
2. Prevented users from opening sections that do not belong to their own exam attempt.
3. Prevented editing completed attempts and viewing incomplete results.
4. Recorded submitted_at when the final section is submitted, fixing average-time calculations.
5. Preserved the latest attempt per exam instead of accidentally overwriting it with an older one.
6. Validated the exam-list status filter.
7. Removed duplicate Section.__str__ code.
8. Removed duplicate CSS/CDN imports and references to missing static files.
9. Moved secret key, debug mode, and hosts toward environment-based configuration.
10. Changed the project timezone to Asia/Tashkent and login redirect to the student dashboard.
11. Added requirements.txt, .env.example, and setup documentation.
12. Removed accidental Microsoft Word support folders from template directories.

Important remaining work

Priority 1 — Core exam reliability

• Add database constraints to prevent duplicate answers and duplicate active attempts.
• Add proper section/question ordering fields and navigation state.
• Save answers periodically so refreshes do not erase work.
• Store server-side exam deadlines; the current JavaScript-only timer can be bypassed.
• Add validation for required questions and malformed JSON options.
• Build robust IELTS scoring conversion instead of displaying only raw correct counts.

Priority 2 — Exam builder

• Create staff-only exam builder pages instead of relying solely on Django admin.
• Support bulk question and answer import.
• Add passage, audio, question-group, and preview workflows.
• Support IELTS question types separately: true/false/not given, headings, sentence completion, maps, multiple selection, etc.

Priority 3 — Product UI

• Consolidate Bootstrap and Tailwind into one deliberate frontend system.
• Replace placeholder dashboard values with real metrics.
• Add responsive mobile navigation and accessible form states.
• Create consistent empty, loading, success, and error states.

Priority 4 — Deployment

• Use PostgreSQL in production.
• Configure secure cookies, HTTPS redirect, CSRF trusted origins, email delivery, and media storage.
• Add automated tests and a deployment pipeline.
• Never upload virtual environments, db.sqlite3, .env, or collected staticfiles to Git.