Craig
He states that he offers demo versions of his software in a 9mb download that carries everything necessary. Surely his point is that in 2004 it would be comparatively difficult to match this efficiency using dotNET, which he'd like to use. He is correct that releases come frequently, so making sure customers have the one that matches the app is also an issue.
As this is a deployment rather than a development issue, why is it a bad idea to shed all those megabytes of stuff not needed in this case, and just ship the parts needed for this particular application?
Regards
j.R
"... They ne'er cared for us
yet: suffer us to famish, and their store-houses
crammed with grain; make edicts for usury, to
support usurers; repeal daily any wholesome act
established against the rich, and provide more
piercing statutes daily, to chain up and restrain
the poor. If the wars eat us not up, they will; and
there's all the love they bear us."
-- Shakespeare: Coriolanus, Act 1, scene 1
