Are frameworks necessary for maintaining large projects?

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I’m a front-end web developer, and I am starting a project in a week. It’s a large project with a few thousand lines of code at it’s minimum. I have never used any framework before. I always coded from scratch. Do you think frameworks can prove helpful when it comes to maintaining large projects? If yes, please suggest some with their pros and cons.

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I’ve never liked MVC frameworks, personally. Way more complexity than is needed, usually; I often think that frameworks are super-complex just for the sake of being super-complex. When something like Fusebox first came out, there may have been an advantage as far as efficiency is concerned; but with computers becoming faster and faster, I think that efficient advantage is dwindling.

Now, one could argue that it’s more organised. Yes, I have to admit that the organisation is definitely there. But if you’ve got nested includes and the like, the confusion grows.

I feel that it’s up to the programmer to decide whether or not to use a framework… he/she is the one who’s going to be elbow-deep in it.

V/r,

:slight_smile:

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Thanks for that detailed reply :slight_smile:

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You’re welcome. I’d stick around, though, and wait for others to chime in before making up your mind. I know that there are differing opinions amongst others in the SPF community. Might as well get some alternative views on this subject before committing to a process. :wink:

V/r,

:slight_smile:

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With a project of that size you will need some sort of framework to use to organise everything. The framework can be a simple one you build yourself if you don’t want to go with one already built.

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@felgall Yeah! A custom framework sounds like a good idea :slight_smile:

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You’re right :slight_smile:

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Thanks for a detailed reply :slight_smile: I really appreciate it. But what are your thoughts on a custom framework. One developed by me. Will that be useful or should I go with the popular ones like Bootstrap or Foundation?

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I personally wouldn’t go with a customized Framework that you develop on your own.

  1. Even if it’s a small custom Framework, it’s still going to take time to develop it.
  2. It customized meaning the documentation may be the bare minimum or none at all. Compared to a Framework that is widely used by everyone. I’m sure well-known Frameworks that are very flexible to do what you want it to do.

Just my .02 cents.

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tbh, I missed the “front-end” part and assumed backend. haha :smiley:

Mostly still the same response. Speed development time, standards, etc. but much less important. I say roll your own if you want to. I think jQuery-UI is a great microframework that has some really cool features like Dialog and AutoComplete.

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Great suggestions and tips :slight_smile: I’ll look into each and every one of them and see what suits my project the best.

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