In article <2007101015295216807-cmh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Chris Hanson <cmh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> On 2007-10-10 14:55:53 -0700, Marc Heusser
> <marc.heusser@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
>
> >>> I am willing to spend money on it.
> >>
> >> Consider your likely budget before attempting to recruit help.
> >
> > If necessary, I am willing to spend up to say usd 2000 - depeding on
> > what gets done.
>
> I read the original post and replies on comp.sys.mac.system; it sounds
> like you're a medical student and you're using a third-party flashcard
> program.
Yes.
> Consider that software development (née "programming") is a profession.
> Imagine if, once you're done with medical school and otherwise
> qualified to be a doctor, someone came to you and said "hey, I need
> this treatment for my blah for about a month, I'm willing to spend up
> to $2000 on it" -- how would you react to such a proposition?
You will have to take my word on it that after medical school I will
have to work for that money (eg 2000 USD x2 per month, assuming I can
gather the same amount from others interested in the solution) for at
least 5 years in Switzerland. This may be different from the US. Also: I
do work currently, and invest a better part of my time for free.
> Good software developers who work on a consulting basis can bill an
> order of magnitude more than that per month, especially if they have
> rare and in-demand skills like Macintosh software develoment.
Good for software developers :-)
Also I had seen that major feats like running Windows on Intel Macs had
been done for eg 10'000 USD, so apart from my financial limitations the
amount is not that unreasonable. Also bear in mind that since the
existing code is released under GLP, so charging users for the result is
not an option.
> Furthermore, things that seem simple to end users can often be much
> harder than they appear; the whole job of a good developer is to
> streamline things and make them seem simple.
Judging from comments on SourceForge the inclusion of sound and images
seems not to be too difficult using CoreData. And this is all that is
urgently needed.
> It's perfectly understandable that people who don't do software
> development for a living don't necessarily understand what's involved
> or even how to go about looking for a consulting firm to do some custom
> development. But before deciding how much you think you should be
> spending, it might be better to find out what exactly is involved...
How would I do that?
From what I see I had the impression that the current code is rather
neatly written (small programme), and I would think this makes extending
it easier. The original author works for Apple, so I would expect the
base to be clean.
Marc
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