[exodust]

Maybe people are trying to avoid work? If that's the case, be careful losing your innovative and creative edge from being shackled to an interlocking formula of tools and frameworks.

This debate feels loose. We are lucky to have so many options. It all depends what project you're working on.

I prefer rich possibilities in design and functionality rather than rich possibilities in minimising how much I have to think/solve/innovate. I don't want a crutch, I want a turbo boost of creativity in web development... and that comes from hard work, not automating your life.

These tools are often about slapping the same old stuff down day in day out. Where's the fun in that?

Am I re-inventing the wheel? Spreading boilerplate code around in a mess? No I am not. My boilerplate code is nicely organised and easily deployed thanks very much! And the wheels.. well, the wheels I make are lightweight, and I know and trust them inside out. They're my wheels. I made them, and they stand out from the crowd.