On Web Services

Alex's Crank Ideas About Web Services
  1. Many web services experience traffic loads that can be handled by a single server
  2. Many web services have requirements that can be met with HTML and little to no JavaScript
  3. Many people believe, incorrectly, that (1) or (2) does not apply to their web service
  4. A web service that adheres to (1) and (2) is orders of magnitude cheaper to maintain than one which does not, and often provides a better user experience

I have built a couple production, public-facing web services this way, all of which I maintain entirely by myself (they just work).