I think what he is really targeting is enterprisey enterprise frameworks that are checklist compliant. Those have every feature you want, even if they support i

I think what he is really targeting is enterprisey enterprise frameworks that are checklist compliant. Those have every feature you want, even if they support it only half-heartedly. And because they try to be everything to everyone, they suck. Truth is, for a medium to large system, you either use a framework or you write something that approaches a framework or you have a complete mess on your hands. Targeted frameworks that solve real problems (like Angular.js) are simply great. Bloated messes like JEE are not so great.