On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 11:02 AM, paragasu <paragasu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > imagine a cms, like drupal or joomla. you install the thing w/ the web > > based installer then go through adding content via the web interface; u > > can > > do it :D > > > > -nathan > > > > i am going to miss the fun doing programming then. > > As a comparison, framework is like a canned food. available anytime you > wan't. but still, it doesn't give me the fun of cooking my own meal. > sometimes, it is not about eating that make me happy. it is the cooking > part. > Same goes for programming. Great cooker invent good recipe and make a > factories to > produce the same product in a large number. Great programmer invent > framework so other > people can use it to create many program. > If for productivity. canned food is good. > But i think, i still prefer sweet & sour fried rice over canned food. > don't you? if you want to go w/ a cooking analogy, i tend to think of a framework as going to a professional restaurant; where they have a nice infrastructure to build out many different types of meals. over time you learn this infrastructure and leverage it to construct your own famous recipies. -nathan