Hi Mike,
Thanks for the kind words - our contribution is a small one in the chain, but if it ends up making a Kingdom difference then we'll be well pleased with that. We don't always know the effect we have, or the ones downstream from us who are affected, but feedback is always welcome, and it certainly helps when you know you're making a difference to peoples lives. I think that applies to all folk on this forum - as programmers all, we don't always see the difference we make - but if someone's life is better today because of our efforts then there's a quiet satisfaction that comes from that.
>> Devan: IMO - Deployment is about the most head slapping easiest thing in the world.
I've mentioned this elsewhere, but this is not an accident. Indeed deployment was the original need for the NetTalk web server in the first place. Whenever people discuss which tool to do web development it pretty much never comes up. For us though it was the primary issue - we have something between 5000 and 10000 installed customers, and if installation is not trivial then it becomes impossible for us to support. It's a very "boring" part of selecting a tool, but from my point of view one of the most important.
Thanks again for all the kind words everyone.
cheers
Bruce