Point well taken about esoteric and cool versus pragmatic and well worn. The
most certain route in software, like in most undertakings, is usually the
familiar. The problem with the familiar is that many on the list, including
those of us who are ourselves well worn (at least worn), are
In the interests of the medical clinic I wonder what packages are
already out there that lead or support standards in EMR
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_recordand for a
successful project how one would best align one's goals with theirs?
Robert C
On 7/2/13 8:39 AM, Gary
Also a very good point. Sometimes it's good to hop down from one's high horse
into the muck, and in the words of a redneck comedian whose name escapes me
now, simply git 'er done. For every time there is a season, a time for cool
new stuff, and a time for LAMP :-) The situation may indeed call
There are a lot of libraries for JavaScript and some that I've used have gone
out of favor. The one that seems to be the winner is jQuery. It hides all the
browser differences, so you as long as you stick to the jQuery interface to the
DOM, you can blissfully ignore the quirks of IE and other
One thing to consider is mobile .. i.e. do you want this to work across a
wide range of devices: phones, tablets, laptops etc. If so, you'll need to
consider various options for responsive design, .. i.e a design that
automatically adjusts to the device and its screen size. Ditto for touch
vs
Then you might consider who's going to maintain it when your not
available and what level of skill may be needed. Esoteric and cool
is... well esoteric and cool. Pragmatic and well worn and well known
might lead you to consider more mundane but well used tools especially
on the server side
