I've never used any public framework (always used internal frameworks, or my own). I see that Symfony has a lot of tutorials and nice documentation and seems to have everything from CRUD to multiple language handling. Do you think it's a good framework to build a website that is more complicated than a blog*? If not, what is another alt...
What web frameworks do you use, and what's good about them? What would you like to see changed? What made you switch away from The Framework You Don't Use Anymore? ...
I am planning on porting a PHP application over to Python. The application is mostly about data collection and processing. The main application runs as a stand alone command line application. There is a web interface to the application which is basically a very light weight reporting interface. I did not use a framework in the PHP ...
I've been using various javascript frameworks including mootools, jquery, prototype and scriptaculous and have found them all good, but difficult to extend to more complex ideas. If I am going to knuckle down and learn one, which is the simplest to extend and use whilst staying powerful enough to use in a variety of directions? ...
As a consultant, you are sometimes thrown in difficult situations. How is it possible to build a website with a homemade framework which has no documentation? ...
Is there any framework for querying XML SQL Syntax, I seriously tire of iterating through node lists. Or is this just wishful thinking (if not idiotic) and certainly not possible since XML isn't a relational database? ...
I currently use CodeIgniter for an MVC framework in PHP because it's a very bare framework, is there anything even more bare than CodeIgniter? ...
There are lots of web application frameworks available these days, for pretty much every language out there. In your experience, what are their strengths, weaknesses, and unique features? Assuming the luxury of choice, what factors would lead you to consider one over another other? I'm most interested in people's direct experience wit...
Several frameworks for writing web-based desktop-like applications have recently appeared. E.g. SproutCore and Cappuccino. Do you have any experience using them? What's your impression? Did I miss some other framework? I've seen related questions on StackOverflow, but they generate mostly standard answers like "use jQuery or MochiKit or...
My understanding is that Entlib has picked-up and included concepts from ACA.Net. Is there any point to using ACA.Net on a new .net project? ...
What is the difference between a framework and a library? I always thought of a library as a set of objects and functions that is focussed around solving a particular problem or around a specific area of application development (i.e. database access); a framework on the other hand is a collection of libraries centred around a particula...
I'm wondering if there are any architectural frameworks out there to create desktop or standalone applications, in Java or C# for instance. It seems that there are tons of them available for web applications but I can't find many good resources on frameworks or architectural best-practices for desktop development. Ideally I would like t...
I've got a lot of mysql data that I need to generate reports from. It's mostly historic data so it won't be changing much, but it weighs in at 20-30 gigabytes easily and is expected to grow. I currently have a collection of php scripts that will do some complex queries and output csv and excel files. I also use phpMyAdmin with bookmarked...
What's the difference between toolkits and frameworks? Do you know a good comparison? ...
I'm looking to start developing for the web using Java - I have some basic Java knowledge, so that's not a problem, but I'm at a loss when it comes to deciphering the various technologies for use in web applications. What options are available to me? How do they work? Are there any frameworks similar to Django/Ruby on Rails which I coul...
There are times when I want to use mootools for certain things and Prototype & script.aculo.us for others but within the same site. I've even considered adding others, but was concerned about conflicts. Anyone have experience, or am I just trying to make things too complicated for myself? ...
I'm still kinda new in ASP.NET and recently I found out about SubSonic, which I started to use. Now it seems funny and such a waste of time (and nerves) when I look back into times when I was developing without SubSonic and jQuery. And there probably are a lot of libraries and frameworks that speeds up development. Which ones do you use?...
I suppose this is a strange question to the huge majority of programmers that work daily with Java. I don't. I know Java-the-language, because I worked on Java projects, but not Java-the-world. I never made a web app from scratch in Java. If I have to do it with Python, Ruby, I know where to go (Django or Rails), but if I want to make a ...
I have recently been exposed to naked objects. It looks like a pretty decent framework. However I do not see it in widespread use like say, Spring. So why is this framework not getting any mainstream application credit. What are its shortcomings as you see? ...
I'm familiar with the LAMP stack and over the years have successfully deployed a handful of web sties based on it. I've used everything from Apache + modPerl, to PHP, to Ruby and Rails. With good use of caching my Rails site can sustain a pretty good load, but I'm not talking massive. I never really liked Java as a language, or XML for ...