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Sheeesh. I haven't got time to waste replying in detail, but if others still want to comment on the thread, I want to be sure they aren't misled. In case they also don't read the thread properly. My question is not asking how to do the project. I hope it's obvious that there is no short answer...

I've been wanting to get back to this message since I read it. It's very relevant to me. I previously worked with a language called Clarion, which is not aimed at teams of developers. Nor does it have version control. I wrote various scripts, etc, to provide an environment that was acceptable...

Wow. Thanks for all the replies. Plenty of great advice. I can't reply to them all individually, so I'll put some general comments here. I think everyone is confirming my thoughts that this is a significant project, requiring multiple developers. Please disagree if necessary. First, some more...

Thanks Doc, I pretty much agree with you 100%, but there is no way this company will pay for the type of planning you are describing. And I'm not going to do it for free. :) See the end of this message for a higher level discussion of your response. A fantastic point about the project bible...

Thanks for the reply. You've raised a couple of points that I want to address. But first, I probably didn't describe the situation well enough. I am in fact "the company to do it for them". I'm an experienced software developer who can develop this software, but it will take me some time. If...

Who needs Google? :) Searching through this site has taught me so such, and I'm still reading. Thankyou everyone! I have a high level question, and apologies if this is not appropriate. I also understand there will be no definitive answer, but a conversation could be very enlightening...

Hello all. I'm Craig. I'm in Adelaide, Australia so I might be in here at different times to most people. We find that most international events are at awkward times for us. :) I inherited a partially implemented Access system about six months ago, and I'm starting to get on top of things...