Point well taken about esoteric and cool versus pragmatic and well worn. The most certain route in software, like in most undertakings, is usually the familiar. The problem with the familiar is that many on the list, including those of us who are ourselves well worn (at least worn), are enamored with (might I go as far as to say addicted?) to the cool and esoteric, whether it be software tech, complexity science, philosophy, politics... So, I'm not just looking for a solution, I'm looking for a fix :-) However, I was honest with my stakeholders and let them know that I'm being a bit selfish, in that I'm not doing this not just for them, but for me, using it as a justification for spending the time to learn some new stuff. The easiest implementation would likely be a traditional two-tier client server system, with the GUI and application logic done with Visual Basic talking to a MySQL server. Nothing wrong with that, maybe I'll even consider it when I grow up :-)
;; Gary On Jul 1, 2013, at 11:20 PM, Robert J. Cordingley <rob...@cirrillian.com> wrote: > Then you might consider who's going to maintain it when your not available > and what level of skill may be needed. Esoteric and cool is... well esoteric > and cool. Pragmatic and well worn and well known might lead you to consider > more mundane but well used tools especially on the server side like PHP and > MySQL and perhaps WordPress and the thousands of themes and plugins. Many WP > themes are responsive/mobile friendly right out of the box saving tons of > work - some premium some free. > > Thanks > Robert C ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
