Recommendation for developing an imbedded calculator

1. which programming language do you recommend for development?
2. What do you suggest for it to be not only user friendly but also google friendly?
3. How long would it take for a developer to do this?
4. Is there anything I should look out for when hiring/developing?

Ron Guy said:

Hi,

I want to develop a calculator for specific page on my website.

The calculator would basically end up telling the user if they would qualify for a grant based on a series of Yes or No answers.

I'm not a programmer so I need help to work out which is the best way to go about developing this.

The calculator will be imbedded into a page of my website. The website is WP.

What I'm looking for/need help with:

1. which programming language do you recommend for development?
2. What do you suggest for it to be not only user friendly but also google friendly?
3. How long would it take for a developer to do this?
4. Is there anything I should look out for when hiring/developing?

I don't believe it's too hard to do but again what do I know, I'm not a programmer

TIA

Click to expand...

Insanekhane said:

Depends on the if the calculation should happen on the client or the server side. Would the data be used further along the lines and needs to be secure? Then do the calculation on the server side. This could just be an API that responds to some data with a true or false depending on the criteria. Should not be difficult to make, however, it does take a little more time than if it does not matter if the calculation is allowed to be tampered with and the data is not blindly used in further processes. Because if this does not matter, then you can do it very easily with some simple javascript

Click to expand...

reuse said:

1. Unless there is something proprietary you don't want anyone to see, do it on the client side and use JavaScript.
2. Make it the best grant eligibility estimation tool. Promote it by getting the best contextual links you can afford.
3. Depends. A few hours to a few weeks, for most cases.
4. Since you said your site is WP-based, find a person who knows Wordpress and JavaScript really well.

Click to expand...

hunterX42 said:

I think for wordpress it should be done in php or just embedded as a js script, it doesn't take that much time if it's just a simple calculator, and doesn't cost much too.

Click to expand...

Ron Guy said:

So JS on the client side looks like the best option.

Click to expand...