dchoung

I love frameworks. I think they're the greatest thing since for loops. I love them so much that I like to spend hours upon hours picking at them to see what kind of results I get. I've also come to the realization that I'm only human, and thus have a finite amount of time available in any given day.

I've come upon a sort of epiphany this morning. Sadly, or maybe not. It turns out that most of my <sarcasm>brilliant</sarcasm> ideas really don't need a full-fledged framework to get up and running.

No, in fact, they can most likely be tooled with a combination of Wordpress and BBPress, designed, and then released upon an unsuspecting virtual populace (who will probably never hear of it).

See, as much as I love frameworks, every time I dive into one for my 'brilliant' idea, I've found that 90% of the requirements for them can be met by using a simple pre-packaged CMS. As Mick from the Rocky movies would say, "Speed kills". If I have to choose between a framework and a CMS, speed being the primary factor, I would have to go with the CMS every time.

Of course, there are a million other factors to consider if suggesting this approach to others, but this is really just a personal realization.