A lesson for developers
It is pertinent and important, in the midst of the excitement of the new healthcare exchanges and their myriad failures, to understand how those failing online coverage exchanges are also a lesson for developers. Since the exchanges went live with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act on October 1, we’ve been hearing constant reports and complaints about glitches, load failures, and generally poorly-performing functionality from people trying to sign up for health insurance, as well as those trying to help them do it.
The O’Reilly Programming Blog recognized it as an example of what not to do, especially if you are developing a website for a larger organization that will undoubtedly see high traffic once it’s live — not to mention the press constantly reporting on the whole meltdown. James Turner on the O’Reilly Blog focused on four main points, and he hits the nail on the head, and we add our own commentary and perspective.
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