Dave Thanks for your reply, I like your front to back approach as it enables you to go out and generate customer awarness whilst the product is still in development.
It sounds like you are alone in your front to back design, what are the objections to it? Mike --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Wolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It can be difficult because the devil is often in the details. > > What we do with our clients is what we refer to as a Model & Design. > In the M&D we develop the entire user interface, bind to static data, > include a functional spec, data model, test plan and a project plan. > Its the project plan you really need to figure out the engire cost. > We've done quite a few of these and they are very popular. Thats > because you not only have a price, but every pre-cursor you need to > kick off developing the application the next morning. > > I will tell you that until you work through all the validations, data > requirements, flow, security, etc all your estimates will me moot. > Take Brocade as an example. Where is the data coming from? How real > time is it? How much EAI is involved. Is the data model existing? > How about the SOA? What platform? How stringent is the security, etc. > > In any case, I wish I could give you a "side of the barn" estimate. > This is why we push so hard for folks to push through the > front-to-back LookFirst Model & Design kind of approach to developing > RIA's. We know they work and can point to real proof. > > > -- > Dave Wolf > Cynergy Systems, Inc. > Macromedia Flex Alliance Partner > http://www.cynergysystems.com > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Office: 866-CYNERGY > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "michael457728" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Can anyone give me an idea how long it would take and what budget you > > would need to have an app like the Brocade link below developed? > > > > http://flexapps.macromedia.com/flex/brocade/app.mxml > > > > I realise that its a difficult question but I just want to get a gut > > feeling for the size of cash you would guys think it would need. > > > > Thanks > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
