I see your point.... Nevertheless, in most cases it's difficult to estimate the cost for a project, especially if it's prone to change during implementation. That's usual in a website. Generally the total cost of a project is based on the time it takes to complete and the resources involved. In this case it's most likely the project will be more expensive, even if you charge a little less per hour.
The same happens when hiring a junior vs a senior PHP developer. In the long run a senior PHP developer will be less expensive. The increase in the costs will be most likely to happen when a contractor has little or no experience in this kind of service, as he will have no way of knowing what the usual cost would be for a similar project, and the programmer will most likely try to charge the usual fee for the job. My point is: PHP isn't so different from ASP and contracting an ASP programmer to develop in PHP will increase the duration of the implementation and might increase the total cost of the project. One must pay attention when choosing a development environment considering especially the ability to support this decision in the long run. Will you be able to provide support for you client if the original programmer isn't available? On 9/27/06, Jeremy P. McKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Your customer should pay you more because you don't know what you > are doing? > > --- In [email protected] <php_mysql%40yahoogroups.com>, Fuzaylov > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > You let the client know about you not having so much experience > with asp & mssql and still charge per hour. Maybe less, maybe more, > but you don't suck in anything. > > > > It's the same as if you work full time for a company, the only > diff is you get paid for overtime. > > > > Jeremy McKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am primarily a PHP developer. > If someone gave me the opportunity to > > develop in ASP & MSSQL, I think it would be unfair of me to charge > the > > client for my extra development cost because I was unfamiliar with > the > > environment. I would bill it out the same as a PHP job and suck > up any cost > > of extra time, especially if I was doing excellent referable > work. > > > > > > > > In my opinion, a consultant, should always bill per job whenever > possible. > > Billing per hour doesn't make sense, because as you improve it > will take > > less and less time to get the job done, so should you still charge > per hour? > > > > > > > > Just my opinion > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: Tiago Relvão [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 1:53 AM > > To: [email protected] <php_mysql%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: [php_mysql] PHP & MySQL vs. ASP & MSSQL > > > > > > > > There aren't significant differences from one solution to the > other, > > considering you're developing some kind of website/portal. Your > only concern > > should be maintenance. You must be sure you'll be able to find a > developer > > later on, for the chosen solution. > > > > Nevertheless, it should be straightforward for a good web > developer to > > change from one environment to the other. Although, developing > costs will be > > higher in an unfamiliar environment. > > > > On 9/27/06, Bocean Marius > > ro> wrote: > > > > > > mssql+asp=microsoft > > > ring a bell? :) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: nathan > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.com > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 10:07 AM > > > Subject: [php_mysql] PHP & MySQL vs. ASP & MSSQL > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I recently asked for a web developer to join me to develop some > web- > > > based ideas. I have had a reply from someone with ASP & MSSQL > skills, > > > although I specified PHP & MySQL. Does anyone know the difference > > > between these? Is one better than the other? > > > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > > Nathan. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > The php_mysql group is dedicated to learn more about the PHP/MySQL > web database possibilities through group learning. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] The php_mysql group is dedicated to learn more about the PHP/MySQL web database possibilities through group learning. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php_mysql/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php_mysql/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
