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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 07/24/05 07:55
Harry Slaughter wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
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>> If you have to ask, the answer is no.
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> Do you have a clue?
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Sure I do. I have almost 40 years of programming experience.
The point here is - if you're not sure you can do it in the timeframe given, you
can't. You obviously are relatively new to this, and a bit unsure as to what
you're doing.
There's nothing wrong with this - we all have to start someplace. But what you
have is a vague set of requirements and a very short deadline. It's a recipe
for disaster, even to an experienced programmer.
Also, as to Michaels' comments about function, scalability and the rest are dead
on target. They need to be addressed NOW - not at some future date.
I also agree with Michael that this project is ill-defined at this point. On a
web site this complicated, you really need a requirements document to lay out
exactly what the customer wants.
If you just jump into this, you're courting disaster (and possibly a lawsuit).
Either you'll be constantly changing the code for free because the site
requirements were never properly defined, or the customer will fire you (and
possibly sue) because you're not providing what they want at the price they
thought they agreed on.
All of this will take longer than a couple of days or even a week.
So, if you have to ask, the answer is no. If I were in your position, I'd run
from this one unless they agreed to a realistic timeframe. (One of my hardest
problems when I became a consultant was to learn to say NO to the "bad"
contracts/customers.
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