On Apr 14, 2009, at 3:08 PM, Ed Leafe wrote:
> And if you had used Python...
Further -- after I "finish" this project (which I'm supposed to be
working on), I have a big Python book sitting right here, waiting for
me to open it and begin the enlightenment process.
OTOH, some part of me (the *business* part) has this nagging feeling
that I could actually get much more (or *some*) new business by
drinking the cool aid once more and investing time and energies
in .NET, and going with the M$ flow, flawed as it is, rather than
trying to swim against it.
On the third hand, doing custom design seems both more painful and
expensive than it used to be. I really wonder if there is still going
to be a place for a generalist like me. I have had clients from small
nonprofits to fortune 500 companies, but the bread-and-butter for
nearly 20 years of doing this has been small businesses. Hell, even
Ed had to get a (can I bring myself to utter the word?)
"job." ("Eeeeeeew!")
Am I right? Is custom design work more time-consuming and expensive
now? If so, I wonder if a generic small business will be able to
afford it. I can point to many times when my software has allowed an
organization to cut back on staff, saving $$, but when a typical
project starts getting into $20-$40 grand it is harder for a small
company to front that, even with the promise of savings later.
On the fourth hand, I think I need a beer.
Ken
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