He didn't say how he had arrived at the estimation, Patrick. I think, though, that you could easily do a "web query" that reads the spreadsheet that Steve came up with and automatically update the prototype. Pretty cool stuff.
-----Original Message----- From: Patrick McElhaney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Conversations follow on ... > Hal wrote: > > Right, Paul. That's why I like the idea of putting on the prototype an > approximation of how much the application would cost if we were to > stop RIGHT NOW. That avoids unpleasant surprises. (That idea came from > one of my students.) > This estimation thing is just way too cool, guys. Would you believe I'm actually starting to get excited about FLiP? Has anyone actually modified Devnotes (or whatever) to put the number of atomi- uh, "fuses" right there on the prototype page and tally them on a separate page that resembles the spreadsheet? Is that what your student did, Hal? Patrick ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bUrFMa.bV0Kx9 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
