On Tuesday 19 June 2007 09:35, Robert Cummings wrote: > Ah but it is quite possible that the OP will go ahead and try to build > a framework, he may fail miserably, all the while learning from his > mistakes. Then he may try again and subsequently build a kickass > framework. In the pragmatic world where you're working on a project, for a living, to a time schedule, then learning from other people's mistakes is less time consuming than creating your own mistakes, recognise that they are mistakes and then learn from them. Of course if you invoke your "it's only for fun" defence then pragmatism wouldn't come into it and whatever you do or don't do doesn't really matter. > Since not all paths lead to the same conclusion it is just > as possible that if he doesn't go down this path that he will never > create a kickass framework no matter how many frameworks he studies. Now you're trudging into the realms of philosophy, crystal ball gazing and groundless speculation. > Some of the greatest science comes from those unaware of established > rules and theories. I'm sure most people on the list aren't looking to make revolutionary advances in php programming. Most are simply looking for practical answers to practical questions. -- Crayon -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php