I agree. Frameworks tend to codify a set of design patterns and fundamentals into a nice package, they offer you training wheels to a broader set of concepts. I

I agree. Frameworks tend to codify a set of design patterns and fundamentals into a nice package, they offer you training wheels to a broader set of concepts. If the author said that frameworks are great to learn for your first 10 years, then spend time after focusing on more abstract fundamentals I would agree with him. But as it stands I think he's making a blanket statement that is misleading to newcomers.