great alternative thread thanks guys
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 9:05 PM, Dave Watts <dwa...@figleaf.com> wrote: > > > No one needs to learn "framework mumbo-jumbo", but if that's how you > > > see frameworks, you're missing the point. The point of using a > > > framework is to be able to spend less time thinking about how you > > > organize things. Frameworks are for lazy people like me. I'd rather be > > > watching TV than organizing my code. > > > > There is a backside to that. When giving up control, you are giving up > > control. There also is the issue of getting two different frameworks to > not > > try and kill each other. And it's still your responsibility how things > are > > done, if the framework has a bug, your program has a bug. > > > > But the benefits are indeed there. But there is clearly more to it than > just > > benefits. > > Yes, there are definitely costs. You have to learn the framework, it > has to be flexible enough to not constrain the tasks you're trying to > accomplish. Frameworks should generally only constrain arbitrary > choices, not functional choices. But you shouldn't have to get two > different frameworks to not kill each other, because within a single > project, there should be only one (just like Highlander). > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
