Thanks! I agree, I think it makes sense to take a step back and see if something already exists to manage this. A service would be great, but that may be too expensive. However, I'll follow up some of the responses I got and see if I can find something before diving in.
Regarding the money, it's actually going to be more of a barter, which is why I'm trying to figure out if I'm getting stuck with the short end of the deal. :) -Adam On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Matt Simmons <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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