Thanks for the help.
Edit: I should say, I'm not going be all "You must use this software!" Just, "Here's what a couple of options would cost, now you figure it out."
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Jesse - May 07, 2006 3:58:28 pm PDT #8041 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
§ ita § - May 07, 2006 4:06:25 pm PDT #8042 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
SQL Server/ASP or, say MySQL/PHP? My general experience is that the Microsoft solution is easier, at least until something goes wrong. Then you might be better off with some open source solution....
I disagree. I think that PHP is easier to learn, and that MySQL, once installed, is pretty easy too. SQL Server isn't easy, in my experience. Just more inherently graphical.
DXMachina - May 08, 2006 3:48:35 am PDT #8043 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
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DCJensen - May 08, 2006 4:06:11 am PDT #8044 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
§ ita § - May 08, 2006 8:40:56 am PDT #8045 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - May 08, 2006 9:19:53 am PDT #8046 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
§ ita § - May 08, 2006 1:07:12 pm PDT #8047 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Silicon Graphics files for bankruptcy.
Sad now. But I can see how they're becoming a thing of the past.
Typo Boy - May 08, 2006 1:56:15 pm PDT #8048 of 10003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
If an organization were looking to build a database that people in different programs could access from different sites, would they be likely to use MS SQL Server? It's to track who's in what programs, attendance, progress, etc.
I'm with ita - but with one other perspective. The best development software is the software the people you have to do the job with can use well. MySQL has advantages (and bugs too). But for this small of a job they can probably be worked around. The question is have you already chosen the developer? Cause if you have you will get a better result developing in the language she or he is comfortable in.
Jesse - May 08, 2006 4:08:30 pm PDT #8049 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm not actually choosing the language for the designer, but I need to come up with cost estimates for designing in-house versus buying a commercial product, so I just wanted to pick a reasonable starting point to say, "If, for example, you pick XYZ, it will cost you $$$." I'm good to go now. Thanks!
Typo Boy - May 08, 2006 6:48:14 pm PDT #8050 of 10003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
By commerical product you mean an existing product - no customization? Then the way you get your inhouse cost is ask your inhouse developer how many hours it take using her preferred language. Then ask your manager what the standard multiplier is for your developers time estimates. (Most developers are optimists.) Unless development time is absolutely trivial you will find your develpers time outweighs by far the cost of the tools she uses.