bucy wrote:

So I go to the hardware store to buy the tools, and I ask the sales clerk where I can find a hammer.

"A hammer?" he asks. "Nobody really buys hammers anymore. They're kind of old fashioned."

I don't hate all frameworks. I just hate most of them. Some are created by teams of people that focus on doing repetitive work for you, or providing a minimal structure for similar systems, and thats it. Others have an agenda, and try to impose it on you. Common agendas include "XML is GREAT!" and "I like language X and you should never have to use ANYTHING else to make a Y application!" Good (and minimalist) frameworks can save months and weeks of time, but bad frameworks end up a net loss.

It is the job of the modern agile 'architect' to know the difference, and pick the right libraries for the project.

RE: Why I Hate Frameworks - The Joel on Software Discussion Group