I think you've missed his point a bit. He doesn't like code generation in general, which would mean he wouldn't like CakePHP's scaffolding either. If you read

I think you've missed his point a bit. He doesn't like code generation in general, which would mean he wouldn't like CakePHP's scaffolding either. If you read other interviews with him I think you'll find he's surprisingly modest about the whole thing. I've never heard him hold PHP up as particularly better than any other language, and he's the first to admit that it can be messy. FWIW, I'm a huge fan of CakePHP and I use it daily (although I don't have much use for scaffolding). Its plenty fast if used correctly, which is a common feature of any good framework.