Are you sure there isn't software out there that would do what you want? I'm not a web developer, either, but I've written a decent amount of web code...but only if I REALLY REALLY can't find something off the shelf that does what I want.
And even if I can't, I'll always make use of existing frameworks whenever possible. Bootstrap, for instance, makes developing web apps not suck, and it's very extensible. I actually made something I call Bootstrap Matrix ( https://github.com/standaloneSA/BootstrapMatrix) that allows me to get Google Docs-backed apps up and running immediately, but the amount of code I put in is relatively small. My time was mostly spent figuring out how to wire $ThisAPI to $ThatFramework. As for money, I'll let other people give you numbers, but I'd recommend pricing it according to the degree to which you like doing it. If you don't like doing it, there's no harm in pricing yourself out of the market. --Matt On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 8:27 AM, Adam Levin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, I've got a question that hopefully the collective can help me > answer. > > A local choir group has asked around for some help with some web > development, and since I'm "a computer guy" I've been specifically asked if > I can help. > > I've done basic web development in the past (CGI scripting and such), > usually in PERL. I haven't done it in a while, and I've never worked on a > project basis -- always salaried for a company. > > What they want looks relatively simple. They want a calendar of events, > and they want members to be able to submit requests to be absent. The > calendar events would be manually entered, I think, but they want to > automate the absence requests as much as possible. > > There needs to be some logic about making sure that if too many of a > particular voice (say, lots of tenors) have requested absence, it will > automatically deny the request, otherwise it'll approve it. So, a small > database of members and who's planning to be absent for which events would > be kept, probably in the calendar itself or maybe in a small backend > database. > > It looks like I can do this using a Google calendar and some PHP API > calls. I'd need to learn PHP unless there are PERL API calls I can use > instead -- that's not a show stopper. > > What I'm curious about is getting some guidance as to what a project like > this might be worth? I have no idea how long it might take, or what the > going rate is for a dev project like this. > > I realize this isn't a lot to go on. I need to talk more with the > director to find out exactly what he wants, but any input would be > appreciated. It's been a long time since I've done web dev work. > > Thanks! > -Adam > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > >
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