Re: Web application: Programming language/Framework: Summary

>>>>> "Arthur" == Arthur van Dorp <arthur_vd(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:

Arthur> And I can assure you that there
Arthur> are many many more frameworks around. So many that I wonder whether I
Arthur> shouldn't just write my own, it must be very simple that almost
Arthur> everyone has done so.

If I can give you some insight from the Perl world (where there are 57
different templating systems and counting)...

It's very *easy* to start a framework. It gets harder to hit that
80/20 point, where you're using it more than fiddling with it. It
gets *really* hard to make it general enough for others to use it
outside your direct range of experience.

For example, TemplateToolkit (on which OpenFrame is based, and
Bricolage will at least nod to, and on which Slashcode depends) took a
hella lot of work, and thus begins to be the thing everyone can use.

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