Keeping dependencies and standards in check to keep apps maintainable is important, and I agree that if you don't start with a big framework then there is more

Keeping dependencies and standards in check to keep apps maintainable is important, and I agree that if you don't start with a big framework then there is more potential for it. I have to say it's not something I've experienced in practice, mainly because the teams I'm on take such things seriously, but YMMV.