Oh we had 1 click deployment too. It was FTP. :) That said, Capistrano is an easy way to make deployment much easier/fun/dangerous. I wish we'd had SCM and a de

Oh we had 1 click deployment too. It was FTP. :) That said, Capistrano is an easy way to make deployment much easier/fun/dangerous. I wish we'd had SCM and a deployment tool back in the day, but back then we just... didn't. Instead we had to focus on getting it right the first time, because there was no going back. On my side projects I use cap+deprec+svn, so I completely understand the appeal. My point is that you don't have to use a bunch of tools, have tests, and/or use modern methods to be successful. Sure, it makes the journey easier, but its certainly no requirement for having a great product.