how do you keep up with all the new frameworks in language X?

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how do you keep up with all the new frameworks in language X?

Frameworks come and go with all languages and as a developer I am having quite a time trying to:

pick a good solid framework in a given language
concerned the framework i learn will die and i will have to learn a new framework
hate 1,2 because frameworks provide so much out of the box and i hate re-inventing the wheel

Anyone have advice on how to manage the many frameworks for any given language from a developer point of view?

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Pick one that's good, has solid backing (either open-source or monetarily), and learn it well. If it does the job you need it to do, then it doesn't matter if it "dies", it'll still be doing the job for you.

jvenema 2010-08-21 23:45:10

For example, Symfony, Cake and now I just discovered kohana (php 5 based) all 3 are php frameworks and I believe all 3 have merit but cannot really commit to one.

Chris 2010-08-21 23:46:38

Sure, and there are lots of others too (codeigniter comes to mind). Find one that you enjoy using an does what you need. As long as it solves the problem, that's what matters. Don't get swayed by looks or what other people say - if it solves YOUR problem, it's a good solution.

jvenema 2010-08-22 03:40:57

Actually, the two key criteria would be:

a) how good is the documentation? Are there many howto guides and worked examples? Any published books on the framework in question?

b) I would look at the community: join the official mailing lists if there are any; register on forums if there are any. A healthy framework will have plenty of activity in these community resources.

I have worked with several frameworks for web development and now do mobile development. Im curious as to what languages you're looking at?

Eno 2010-08-21 23:52:15

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