My choice of tools and architecture are:
Java (all API's) using the IBM WSAD workbench, HTML, Javascript, CSS, any database (MySQL preferred), XML and MQ Series.
Java has proven to be the most robust and flexible language for dynamic websites.
My skills include front-end web page design and construction, with javascript as complicated as required.
My java skills are used for server side functionality (bulk mail, dynamic image creation, dynamic pdf creation, data persistence/retrieval) to deliver the front-end.
In the past 8 years I have successfully deployed 6 big web projects and numerous smaller ones to production.
Quality with client satisfaction is what I strive for.
- thanks
Richard.