Recent content by Zortag

So I'm lowballing a little - Hey, it's my fantasy! :p Back of the envelope calculation, i.e. a scientific wild-ass guess. Most clients want to know ballpark figures for a project even before the request for proposal phase. This is a kind of "order of magnitude" calculation, and could vary...

This is what you get when you don't show your work. OK, I'm a programmer, I suck at math :D . Actually, I whipped up a spreadsheet and looking at it now, I see that I hosed up at least three things. So, let me try again and I will show my work: Function Project Hours Months used Rate Cost 1...

First of all, I AM a professional software developer. I've been doing it since the 8-bit world (more than 30 years). I have designed, built, produced, and supported more than 12 "shrink-wrapped" applications over the years. I have watched in horror and amusement for the last 7 years as chargen...