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Handing off code to new developer.

  • 17-01-2008 11:41AM
    #1
    meglome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭


    We're just finishing up a contract with a client. As part of our contract we agreed to assist a new developer should the next contract be awarded to someone else. We see this as some of sort of straightforward hand off process. But I was curious what would the normal approach to this be? We have a very good chance to get the next contract too so I'm just curious really. Would you normally charge for such a hand-off? We have no way to know the technical skill of a new developer so we wouldn't want to be responsible for them should this happen.

    Thoughts?


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  • #2
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 44,059 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    I suppose all you can really do is ensure that the code is laid out (and coded) properly and well commented.
    If you can provide a manual of how the system works in terms of process flows, etc and where likely issues will occur.
    If you have a DB then what are each table, view, etc for. If you have different code modules, etc. then what are they for, etc.


  • #3
    ChRoMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭ChRoMe


    really depends how much you added to your quote for supporting the hand over.


  • #4
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 44,059 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    meglome wrote: »
    We're just finishing up a contract with a client. As part of our contract we agreed to assist a new developer should the next contract be awarded to someone else. We see this as some of sort of straightforward hand off process. But I was curious what would the normal approach to this be? We have a very good chance to get the next contract too so I'm just curious really. Would you normally charge for such a hand-off? We have no way to know the technical skill of a new developer so we wouldn't want to be responsible for them should this happen.

    Thoughts?
    I'm just after re-reading your post. Have definitive porposals been put forward? What does the client see this as being? Your description (which may not reflect the contract) all sounds fairly loose. Be careful!


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