COMMUNITY STORY
THE WINDOWS 8 CONTACTS STORY

A story about how the Services Oriented Architecture is changing everything in regards to information applications - in the same way that the internet changes everything else.

NEED:

Build a contact manager for upcoming Windows 8 based on mydigitalstructure.com.

SERVICES:

Freelancer.com & mydigitalstructure.com

ASSEMBLY RESOURCES:

• Microsoft Windows 8 - user experience client
• paul142 - an expert javascript programmer on Windows 8 from the Ukraine, rate: $US15/hour.
• paint.net - to draw the interface
• Microsoft Word - to write the design document.

THE BUILD:

1. Screens drawn using paint.net - 1 hour
2. Business logic and tips on using mydigitalstructure.com - 2 hours
3. Submit project on freelancer.com and hire paul142 - 5 min
4. Confirm with paul142 that good to go - 5 min
5. Project coding - 12 hours  over 2 days.
6. Payment made.

Total combined time for "production ready" Windows 8 prototype - 15 hours and 10 minutes.

"Business at the speed of thought..."
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