Would you agree this is the definition of a PHP framework?

[tony_marston404]

@fretburner

I think Tony’s definition is more that of a Rapid Application Development (RAD, likely where Radicore gets its name) framework, which is a particular kind of framework

Incorrect. My definition of a framework is exactly the same as that found in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_framework

@fretburner

some of which allow users to build (or, more accurately, customize) an application via a GUI without having to know how to program.

Incorrect. While the framework does allow a developer to create basic user transactions from a catalogue of Transaction Patterns without having to write a single line of code - no PHP, no HTML, no SQL - you cannot put “meat on the bones” and deal with complex business rules without having programming skills.

@fretburner

Of course, the applications you can build with such a framework are limited by the supplied components. I doubt you would be able to build an online image editing app, for example, using Radicore.

Correct. Radicore is not a general purpose framework for building any type of application, it was purpose built for the rapid development of web-based enterprise applications which is not, as a lot of people believe, the same as a pubic-facing web site.