PHP Framework Benefits / Downfalls
- by Lizard
I have been a PHP developer for about 10 years now and until about a month ago I have never used a framework.
The framework I am now using due to an existing codebase is cakePHP 1.2
I can see certain benefits of the frameworks with the basic helpers like default layouts. I can deffinately seen the benefits of MVC keeping the logic sperate etc. But the query building just seems to be bloated. Is this expected?
Am I likely to be able to build better queries than the framework could build? I just feel I could get my apps running better without a framework.
What are your thoughts?