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Drupal Competes As a Framework, Unofficially

Posted by timothy on from the what's-in-a-name? dept.

tgeller writes "Drupal developer Ben Buckman attended the BostonPHP Framework Bake-Off with the hopes of pitting the CMS against CakePHP, Symfony, Zend, and CodeIgniter. He was told that he couldn't because Drupal is 'not a framework,' a response he felt was 'coder-purist snobbery ("it's not a framework if you build any of it in a UI").' So he decided to unofficially compete in the back of the room by accepting the challenge of building a job-posting app in 30 minutes, while the official competitors did the same from the stage. He recorded the results, which are impressive. In the process he raised the question: What is a framework, anyway?"

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  1. I never thought I'd see the day by Megor1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd never thought I'd see the day when PHP developers would have "'coder-purist snobbery"!

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  2. "Framework" isn't just a buzzword... by MrEricSir · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...it's a way to seamlessly align the holistic design-process in an integrated, next-generation infrastructure using best practices and maximizing ROI.

    Going forward, frameworks are a paradigm shift in cost-effective and value-added solution development.

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    1. Re:"Framework" isn't just a buzzword... by ChipMonk · · Score: 3, Funny

      You left out "XML-aware" and "dynamic response".

    2. Re:"Framework" isn't just a buzzword... by MrEricSir · · Score: 4, Funny

      Great, let's touch base. By not letting that slip through the cracks of our knowledge process, we can take our core competencies to the next level and increase our brand visibility in mission critical logistics.

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    3. Re:"Framework" isn't just a buzzword... by Cow+Jones · · Score: 4, Funny

      Bingo!

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  3. Re:Drupal is shit. PHP is shit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Some fat chicks get 200 bucks an hour to suck cock. Doesn't make them anything special....

  4. Competing in a PHP contest by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Competing in a PHP contest is like running in the Special Olympics...

    ...well, you know the rest. ;)

  5. obligatory by Weezul · · Score: 3, Funny

    programming language fans

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