The main thing I like about frameworks is the standardization. Frameworks usually force you into doing things a certain way, with a certain directory structure

The main thing I like about frameworks is the standardization. Frameworks usually force you into doing things a certain way, with a certain directory structure, with very specific api's. And if some one walks on knowing that framework they can get up to speed pretty quickly. And if YOU go back and look at the project months or years later you can get up to speed quickly. Also it typically keeps the code really neat. Considering Java is typically years behind PHP in framework technology, I can imagine the authors frustration though.