[GTALUG] programming system questions

[ac]

On Thu, 11 Oct 2018 07:53:18 -0500
o1bigtenor via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:
> Greetings
>
Hello :)
 
> I have been using a web application for one of my business functions.
> Besides the limitation of it being a web application (the web is NOT
> as consistent nor as quick as is considered 'normal' for those that
> like in rural areas) there are to many areas where I need to tweak the
> results. Therefore I would like to re-create this application.
> 
on the web?

> At its base its somewhat like a recipe system. I plan on using
> postgresql for data holding and now what might be a good way of now
> doing the work.
> 
i love postgresql :)

> Think that an item has from 5 to 50 of 50 information fields. I am
> adding a number of items together and specifying quantities of each
> item trying to achieve levels that I previously specified.
> The present application uses css and javascript and some other things
> that are on the 'home' (program owner's) server.
> Hopefully this description is clear enough and gives enough
> information so that suggestions might be forthcoming. (I asked an
> engineer friend and his suggestion was to use a monte carlo type of
> system but that would be several levels more complex that I think
> might be necessary for this application.)
> 
i refuse to google "monte carlo type system" on duckduckgo.com...
please put me out of my misery and tell me what a monte carlo type
system is? ( I do love Monte Carlo also :) ) 

Andre