
The business computer
combined by an analyst programmer, especially where a fourth
generation language is used which requires relatively little
programming effort.
Developing software for major applications is extremely
expensive. Consultancy companies charge currently about £30O-£400
per day for experienced programmers and £500-£600 per day for
analysts, and a large project may take several man years to complete.
New software developments costing several hundred thousand
pounds (or even several million pounds) have therefore become
common.
Software written for a specific application is often refered to as
bespoke software, just as bespoke