Saturday, October 17, 2015

Projects and technologies

Credit subsidy calculator: Develop a replacement for the existing C++ Windows desktop application. The new version will be written in C#/.NET and will run as a web service. There is a small command-line executable that will be distributed to agencies for them to use the web service.

We expect a release of the old (C++) version in September and again in November. We may, depending on progress, see a test release of the new (C#/.NET) version in November.

Interest model and Sensitivity model: Improve and modernize the code of these two interrelated applications, preparing for conversion from C++ to C#/.NET. These may remain Windows desktop applications; unlike the Credit subsidy calculation, the Interest Model and Sensitivity Model are used by a very limited number of people.

The models are used prior to the preparation of the budget and the preparation of the mid-session review. There are a number of changes for the Sensitivity model's calculations that must be made in September.

We have a number of technical issues with these projects (mostly with the new version of the Credit subsidy calculator). The issues appear to be resolvable with the right amount of time, research, and testing.

I have upgraded my home PC (which I use for remote access) to Windows 10. I have successfully connected to the office with Windows 10 and the new Edge browser. Performance is about the same as with Windows 8 and Internet Explorer.
 

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