Put in my context: “Here’s a 150MB download with a Java Virtual Machines, a Tomcat webserver, the entire Spring framework, extensions to the spring framework, a firebird database, and two Windows Services you must install.”
“What’s it do?”
“It gets 5 pieces of data from a fleet of widgets. But it’s really fast.”
“How long did it take to develop?”
“2 years”
::sigh::
I also believe a 747 can be used to squash a flea, but YIKES…