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I'll address both your comments here if that's alright, It's not about code quality at all, it actually doesn't matter that much if the framework is excellent

by ehnto 3y ago

I'll address both your comments here if that's alright, It's not about code quality at all, it actually doesn't matter that much if the framework is excellent or just okay to reap the main benefit, which is knowledge diffusion through the team and having a set of agreed upon idioms that there's no need to bike shed over. Not every team has a software architect skillset so it's a bit of a risk hedge as well. There's no need to argue over implementation details, you waste less time onboarding new staff and you have that rich ecosystem of docs and community of solved problems. That's all. There are great reasons to build your own software but if you're working in a team I feel it's an easier experience to use a known framework. Also a bit more responsible from a business risk management perspective, since you don't have as big of a "bus problem". Only your business logic is trapped inside your org.

lisper 3y ago
That's a sound argument under certain circumstances. If you're building a standard product using relatively unskilled labor then yes, using a framework -- any framework -- can be helpful. But if you're doing something where rewriting an existing code base is even an option you would consider then you almost certainly are not operating under those circumstances. For starters, you probably have people on your team who are plausibly capable of rewriting the existing code, and under those circumstances, hemming those people in with a bad framework can do a lot more harm than good. So I stand by my original statement: "Use a framework" is not good advice in general. It can be the right thing under certain circumstances, but the art is in recognizing those circumstances, not in the use of a framework. Blindly following "use a framework" with no further qualification is a PHB move.

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I'll address both your comments here if that's alright, It's not about code quality at all, it actually doesn't matter that much if the framework is excellent

by ehnto 3y ago

lisper 3y ago
That's a sound argument under certain circumstances. If you're building a standard product using relatively unskilled labor then yes, using a framework -- any framework -- can be helpful. But if you're doing something where rewriting an existing code base is even an option you would consider then you almost certainly are not operating under those circumstances. For starters, you probably have people on your team who are plausibly capable of rewriting the existing code, and under those circumstances, hemming those people in with a bad framework can do a lot more harm than good. So I stand by my original statement: "Use a framework" is not good advice in general. It can be the right thing under certain circumstances, but the art is in recognizing those circumstances, not in the use of a framework. Blindly following "use a framework" with no further qualification is a PHB move.