It may just be my style of coding or thinking but I can't imagine being more productive with larger frameworks (we use symfony at work). I just want the bare e

It may just be my style of coding or thinking but I can't imagine being more productive with larger frameworks (we use symfony at work). I just want the bare essentials taken care of and I have a well established coding style that hasn't been dictated by any framework - for some reason I like that :). This is definitely not meant to lure people away from larger frameworks but for someone like me who wants something that does less on my behalf.