> My boss wants the bug fixed in a couple hours. I can't spend a couple weeks reading the framework source so I can fix the bug. Perhaps you feel I am saying

> My boss wants the bug fixed in a couple hours. I can't spend a couple weeks reading the framework source so I can fix the bug. Perhaps you feel I am saying that you must exhaustively read the framework's source code to understand it. I am not. You should have the ability to quickly open up your framework of choice's source code, navigate to the portion that contains the relevant bit of info you need and go from there. "going from there" sometimes entails referencing a few base classes or figuring out what the result of some custom methods or functions do. It shouldn't require understanding every line of code of the framework. > now I'm expected to read the PHP code PLUS the code for the framework? Only if the framework's documentation or the internet fail to answer your question faster, yes.