"You wouldn't start building a webapp by building your own web framework first." If I were starting from scratch TODAY, then I agree with you. I started a sma

"You wouldn't start building a webapp by building your own web framework first." If I were starting from scratch TODAY, then I agree with you. I started a small ecommerce site back in 2003, and django, etc didn't exist. So I did develop a framework from scratch in C. 10 years later, it's the engine my new data storage startup (Nuevo Cloud). Point is, things like web app engines and game engines aren't things that pay off immediately. They require _a lot_ of development, and during the entire time that you're working on it, you're basically handicapped until it catches up with other engines/frameworks. But after it's far enough along, it can be a big advantage, letting you do something unique compared to your competitors.