Subj : Re: How much should I charge for fixed-price software contract? To : comp.programming,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.lisp From : Chris Sonnack Date : Tue Jul 12 2005 01:58 pm Michael Sullivan writes: > Are you kidding me? The price per byte of source code is exactly zero. > Nobody cares how much source you write. They care about what your > program *does*. It's like the old joke about the ocean-going vessel that broke down at sea. The ship's engineer--no slouch--just couldn't identify the problem, so they had to call for help. Guy arrives on a helo, spends some time walking around the ship, takes out a large wooden mallet and bangs on one particular pipe a few times. Ship starts working, and the guy gives the Captain a bill for $10K. "Ten thousand dollars," exclaims the Captain! But all you did was pound on a pipe. "Ah," replies the guy, "it's knowing where to pound." -- |_ CJSonnack _____________| How's my programming? | |_ http://www.Sonnack.com/ ___________________| Call: 1-800-DEV-NULL | |_____________________________________________|_______________________| .