[mattmcknight]

I think for web applications, most people use a "community" provided framework, various libraries, etc. Java has been a locus for that mindset (as in the classic: http://discuss.joelonsoftware.com/default.asp?joel.3.219431.... ) It's not just parody though: http://www.docjar.org/docs/api/org/outerj/pollo/xmleditor/Fa...