800 Downloads for the onTap Framework, Woohoo!

Just thought I'd post a brief note to mention that I'm happy to see the downloads for version 3.2 of the framework hit 800 today. Although that may not sound like a huge number, remember that the onTap framework has been on RIAForge for less than a year. That means that in the 11 months since mid-december of last year, there have been an average of about 2.5 downloads per day! That's pretty darned good! Particularly when you consider the rather large amount of time and effort it takes to get buy-in into any technology. :)

I'm still working on the first release of the onTopic forum. It's taking me a little while not because of the objects, but because of the user interface / interaction aspects. The idea behind this forum system does require a slightly different business/object model than a typical web forum, however, the big challenge really is in accomplishing the interface I wanted. It's actually somewhat Twitter-esque in its approach, but I'll let you see that when it's released. ;) If you're interested in a sneak peek of course you can always fetch it from the Subversion repository for the onTopic project.

Also, still hoping to get more participation in this frameworks survey. What helps you get things done and be the best at your job? We want to know! Knowing that will help us build better tools for you! :)