OT? Request for programming quote

[Mike Schwartz]

On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:44 AM, Josef Lowder <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
> I've marked this message "OT?" because I don't know if this is off
> topic or not ... or if there is a better forum where I might submit
> this inquiry.
>
> I need help creating a small program (html I think) to be used for a
> presentation that I envision working as described below.  First take a
> look at this image:
>
> http://www.upquick.com/view/top20most.jpg
>
> 1. The opening image would have all 20 white spaces blank.
> 2. When questioning an audience on the "Top 20" subject, as anyone
> gives a response that corresponds to one of the hidden titles in one
> of the blank white spaces, I would click on that space and the
> corresponding title should appear.
> 3. On my laptop computer, I would see a version of this display with
> all the blank white spaces filled in, so I would know which window to
> mouse click on to have that white blank window filled in.
> 4. Ideally, clicking on any window should work like an on/off switch.
> Click on it once and it fills in. Click again and it blanks out.
>
> I would only need code for two or three windows as an example and I
> could replicate that and add the applicable  titles for all of the
> blank spaces.
>
> Please email me directly at joe at actionline.com
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reply to both sender "and" list (I hope that is OK):

I suppose you would want to have the rights
(non-exclusive rights, at least)
to the source code
(right?)
(because then, you could tweak it... what am I saying?
   everyone here already knows! the advantages
   of having the source code
   [incl. the rights to use it, and to modify it]...)

if that is an "affirmative",  (right?)  and/OR
if you are on a budget (just a guess, here!)
   then, here is an idea:  you might be
   able to find some CS class, where they are
   teaching / learning programming.  Maybe you
   could get one student to choose this for their
   project, and they could still get some academic
   credit for writing the code
   (if school rules don't prohibit that)
   [hmm, do they?],
   plus, presumably they could do it for fairly cheap
   since they (let's assume) have to do "some"
   school project anyway
   (I am thinking college, probably [/community college]
       [or DeVry? or U of Phoenix?],  vs. HS, but hey,
       whatever works the best...)

Maybe you could even get multiple students
   (in the same class?)
   to do so (offer some prize for the best, or for
   all the ones that you copy / "use" ideas from)
I am not "sure" that you could find such a deal,
   but it seems like it would be a good idea, if you can.

Plus, if you were to work with the coder[s],
   let's say on trying to define / 'nail down' the
   requirements,
   and on evaluating "prototype" versions of the code,
   "feasibility study" / trial versions, etc.,
   and providing feedback to the coders,
   (and maybe *getting* some input from them!
      -- i.e., answers to questions that maybe
     you did not even think to ask!)
   then,
   you would probably get to know them
   somewhat - - and that is a plus for the
   future, at least potentially it "might" be...
   even if you don't end up hiring them in the future,
   [who knows...], it still might be a "networking"
   << 'win' >>, in some sense, for both of you
    - - that is,
   once you've gotten to know them better,
   then  (maybe) (eventually)
   you meet their friends,
   they meet your friends, [. . .],
   lather rinse and repeat
   (until loop exit condition == TRUE)
-- 
Mike Schwartz
Glendale  AZ
schwartz at acm.org