Dave, The initial contract set out that we would have code updates on a monthly basis, so the progress could be reviewed etc. The intent was that we would be provided with a complete system that functioned as the old system did, but with some new features and not in C++ 6. It was a contract, and there were a ton of milestone deadlines, none of which were met, ever. We kept moving things and obviously kept developing, trying to get a functioning beta out, or well anything. Don't get me wrong, I did see functioning work, just not by the appointed deadlines.
Well, I can see using some of the .NET stuff I guess. I mean it is already written right? I can access the library from CF8 (which I do have) and the couple of functions that are written seem to work, but I have not been able to put it under a huge load yet. I have already started planning an interface through CF using ColdExt to replicate the web-side that we were initially shown (course I got mine together way faster....) Part of my problem, with not having a beta that works properly, is that I cannot evaluate the programs speed across my network, which I know sounds like it wouldn't really matter, but if something takes 7 seconds to complete, rather than 2, then after having staff do that something 100 times a day, their productivity goes WAY down just for having to wait for something to complete. And I know that the monetary evaluation is subjective, but I am trying to do some due diligence before hand. Thanks! Rob On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Dave Watts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is it possible to put a monetary value on a system that doesn't work? By > programmers who seem incapable of finishing it? > > Yes, it is, but only if you paid for code (as opposed to a functioning > application). Were the developers paid on a time and materials basis? > Were there development milestones? Were these milestones met? Most of > these questions aren't technical, obviously. > > Does the code actually have any value in the sense that you'd use it > to finish the application yourself? Or would your manager hire other > ..NET developers to do so? > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:315034 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
