neuromancer151

I have to second this. I’m a brand new WP user (though I’ve already completed making my first theme) but seeing the automatic install was a shock! You expect automatic updates with desktop software, but I’ve never seen it in web software. I’ve been impressed with the speed, stability, and obvious care the developers have taking in creating and growing this software, and it already promises to exponentially improve what we can do with web pages.

Three cheers for the hard work, and once I get used to the software I’ll be looking to contribute my time to help the project!

Granted, I *am* a web developer, but I had WordPress up, running, updated to a newer version via the admin panel, and a new theme installed in approximately 5 minutes. I agree with most of the comments, that if you’re not capable of making a database and getting WordPress running (as it’s pretty much the easiest and most refined I’ve ever seen) then you should be looking to either learn how or get some help from someone who knows what they’re doing.

The install process being so simple is actually what hooked me, and then looking at (and playing with) the development API reeled me in. I used to code exclusively in ASP.NET or JSP, but now I’m 100% a WordPress developer.