Shortly after I posted the Busybox post I received an email from the vendor whose device I was working with, offering assistance.\u00a0 Nice!\u00a0 I really haven’t leveraged it (yet) because the toughest nut I had to crack was the roundtrip to the clock on the update and retrieval of data (which IS done).\u00a0 THAT would still be much, much easier if I could access the clock\u00a0 using JDBC but there have been a few advantages I have uncovered in working with just the http server and shell scripting. My next challenge is to get the whole thing as secure as possible, but security isn’t critical here: The data doesn’t carry any personally identifiable information and although someone who intercepted the data could manipulate it (I guess), there is a verification step that takes place that makes erroneously paying someone doubtful.<\/p>\n
Adding to the mix is the need for checking to see if the clocks are online, updating the data en-mass and clearing data that has been retrieved without losing anything.\u00a0 Still working through that as well.\u00a0 The UI is pretty much done but I am not 100% happy with it.\u00a0 The difficulty is viewing the time clock “punches” in a way that is easy to view.\u00a0 If someone punches in and out 8 times in one day, how do you present that?\u00a0 As a horizontal row or as a set of vertical transactions? \u00a0 Best way to handle it is with agile, iterative steps I think.\u00a0 See how it works and then improve it.<\/p>\n
Lots of chatter about Flex over on the midrange.com<\/a> list today.\u00a0 I have seen some demos and sooner or later I’ll take the plunge.\u00a0 But right now, jQuery and Web 2.0 techniques are my bread and butter for now.\u00a0 I need to get the application done, and sell a few dozen, before I even think about moving to a new development platform.\u00a0 All of the data I\/O is using Ajax at the moment.\u00a0 Seems like the most flexible way to go.<\/p>\n I have about a week or two left with this project and then I need to return to ASAAP<\/a> for some additional polishing work and then jump into the IVR replacement.\u00a0 Nice to have work, but it would be better to have some income (still working on that!).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shortly after I posted the Busybox post I received an email from the vendor whose device I was working with, offering assistance.\u00a0 Nice!\u00a0 I really haven’t leveraged it (yet) because the toughest nut I had to crack was the roundtrip … Continue reading