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Can we stop calling these things “frameworks” if they are so lightweight?
by riobard 14y ago
Can we stop calling these things “frameworks” if they are so lightweight?
- joshschreuder 14y agoNot to play semantics, but "A software framework is a universal, reusable software platform used to develop applications, products and solutions." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_framework http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_framework There's nothing in there about how lightweight they have to be to not be considered a framework, so I think you're being a tad pedantic.
- shardling 14y ago>There's nothing in there about how lightweight they have to be to not be considered a framework, so I think you're being a tad pedantic. That would make him wrong, not pedantic.
- sakai 14y agoThank you... and sorry for the rant but -- the word "pedantic" is incredibly overused of late on this site. According to some quick Google site: searches: WORD USE ON HACKER NEWS pedantic 3340 thoughtful 3750 f*** 9930 idiot 6180 Which seems quite frequent, but is obviously highly anecdotal. On the other hand, it appearing 1/3 as much as f* may indicate that this is at least a fairly civil community -- even if prone to pedantry. Edit: formatting.
- shock3naw 14y agoStating his opinion is not being pedantic, quoting the definition to make a point is being pedantic. I think what he's saying has merit; I would call this a utility, or something more along those lines, rather than a framework.
- riobard 14y agoNo, this thing isn't a software platform. You cannot build any applications with this alone. This is a library. We have these precise terms. Don't abuse them.
- steve19 14y agoI am also tired of libraries being called frameworks. I wouldn't even call this a library. A library infers a collection of something. This is just a simple single function.