But what if you have an itch, but implementing that itch is beyond your capabilities?
It sounds like this doctor has a need for software that does a certain thing, and wants it to be available for everyone to use (most likely, other doctors). That doesn't sound like a bad thing to me. Especially if it allows other people to review the code for mistakes, particularly important if this software is involved in life or death decisions (immediate or prolonged, doesn't matter the time interval.)
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But what if you have an itch, but implementing that itch is beyond your capabilities? It sounds like this doctor has a need for software that does a certain thing, and wants it to be available for everyone to use (most likely, other doctors). That doesn't sound like a bad thing to me. Especially if it allows other people to review the code for mistakes, particularly important if this software is involved in life or death decisions (immediate or prolonged, doesn't matter the time interval.)