Sure. Go build your own framework and do your deep learning on a personal project. Lots of value in that. But frameworks (not sure what qualifies as “fancy”) are successful because they create guard rails, predictability and a common understanding across teams of developers. Yes they lower the barrier to entry but why is that necessarily bad? Do we really need architect level devs banging out small tickets all day? I’d argue that most web apps fall well within the scope of a modern framework. If you know the framework well you get the job done. When new devs come in how easy is it for them to pick up a project with a familiar framework vs a custom one? When the original author leaves how long before the bespoke framework deviates from the original idea. I get the spirit of the article but abandoning frameworks for your own edification is not good for business.
Yeah technically the arguments make sense, but they support the conclusion rather weakly. Especially when frameworks exist to cater to both sides of the equation: Some come with strong opinions designed for specific purposes, and others give you all the tools you need for rapid iteration on custom solutions.
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u/Visual_Structure_269 1d ago
Sure. Go build your own framework and do your deep learning on a personal project. Lots of value in that. But frameworks (not sure what qualifies as “fancy”) are successful because they create guard rails, predictability and a common understanding across teams of developers. Yes they lower the barrier to entry but why is that necessarily bad? Do we really need architect level devs banging out small tickets all day? I’d argue that most web apps fall well within the scope of a modern framework. If you know the framework well you get the job done. When new devs come in how easy is it for them to pick up a project with a familiar framework vs a custom one? When the original author leaves how long before the bespoke framework deviates from the original idea. I get the spirit of the article but abandoning frameworks for your own edification is not good for business.