The Obamacare Website Could Stay Broken for a While

New York Magazine ^ | 10/13

[DManA]

I read something yesterday that claimed a lot of the work was farmed out to Asian programmers. But I can’t find it again or anything else that talks about it.

You guys have a link?

Thank you.

[willywill]

“I wasn’t aware that Canada nationally or Ontario provincially utilize affirmative action.”

I can’t say I know that as a matter of fact. however, given that Canada is even more Marxist than we are, i’d say its a good guess.

[Maurice Tift]

  I'm still puzzled - it's easy to believe that it's incompetence - then again, it's also easy to believe that it's intentional... but either way...

  If it's intentional, then we really can't trust government to become even more involved in the practice of medicine. If they're just incompetent, then we really can't trust government to become even more involved in the practice of medicine.

   The medical profession is really the domain of doctors. Since Obamacare is pushing so many doctors to leave the profession, maybe the best 'healthcare' plan is just to get government out - leave the doctors alone and add some tort reform and some tax reform too. (stating the obvious of course - but government isn't very good at obvious)

[Lazamataz]

I had read somewhere that maneuvering one's way through the application process on the ObamaCare website involved the running of 90+ applications.

Nuh uh.

This program cannot work.

Ever.

[Terry L Smith]

Gee!

For the man who had Google in his shirt pocket, Obama Caligula isn’t doing so well, is he?

[Gene Eric]

That’s an odd generality to make.

[Gene Eric]

Incompetence begets incompetence.

No one, absolutely no once should concede the management of their health care to the Rodeo Clown!

Do not fund ClownCare!

[Hoodat]

Here's the thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3075116/posts

IT experts question architecture of Obamacare website

One possible cause of the problems is that hitting "apply" on HealthCare.gov causes 92 separate files, plug-ins and other mammoth swarms of data to stream between the user's computer and the servers powering the government website, said Matthew Hancock, an independent expert in website design. He was able to track the files being requested through a feature in the Firefox browser.

Of the 92 he found, 56 were JavaScript files, including plug-ins that make it easier for code to work on multiple browsers (such as Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer and Google Inc's Chrome) and let users upload files to HealthCare.gov.

[Wanderer99]

You need to learn the difference between “libertarian” and the modern “liberal.” They could not be farther apart.

What are you talking about? I used the correct word.

[Wanderer99]

It might be odd but you can bet on me being right about it.

[spokeshave]

officials repeatedly worried that the $400 million system would not be ready in time for the scheduled launch date

I thought it was $625 Million.....?

[spokeshave]

“I wasn’t aware that Canada nationally or Ontario provincially utilize affirmative action.”

Maybe they hired some from the Northern Eskimo tribes....but the computers froze......(pun intended)

[Mack the knife]

I’m still puzzled - it’s easy to believe that it’s incompetence - then again, it’s also easy to believe that it’s intentional... but either way...

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Ask any software professional the chances of a project being completed on time with:
* late, unstable requirements
* compressed time schedule
* must integrate with two existing large software databases
* 55 subcontractors
* primary software development contractor with a history of not delivering on time.
* HHS management inexperienced in software development (they don’t know what they don’t know)
* two different testing organizations.
* no integration contractor to be responsible for integration of the designs and to supervise testing.

Software development professionals have known not to do this stuff for at least 40 years. This much incompetence in one project is breathtaking.