Alpha,

Very nice and informative post. Thanks!!!

Is that 3-12 month estimate based on no programming background or limited programming background? I suspect that is the case.

For me, coming up to speed on Prontoscript was like simply learning how to use another tool but again, I've been developing software for 25 years. Still, it took about a month and a couple of sample projects (a mod to Philips's RSS module now available to all users and my Yahoo Weather module) to come up to speed such that I was aware of all the ins and outs. :-)