Using a framework or not?

For both the frontend and backend there are many frameworks that allow for the rapid and solid build of web applications. Many projects require the knowledge of a framework. In some cases this leads a developer to be more understanding of a framework instead of the language that the framework is written in.
Should every application be built using a framework and if not, when is it OK not to use a framework?

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1. How to put your
   Docker image on a diet
   Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
   Host of the How To Code Well channel
   Author of Docker In Motion
   Freelance web & mobile applications developer
   youtube.com/howtocodewell
   40%
   off code
   dockphpsc
   From Manning Publications
   To framework or not?
   

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2. To framework or not?
   

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3. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
   To framework or not?
   • 2 Perspectives
   • Tough questions
   

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4. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
   To framework or not?
   Perspectives
   1 - Learning a language via a framework
   2 - Developing a system for production
   

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5. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
   To framework or not?
   Both perspectives have different:
   • Responsibilities
   • Priorities
   • Requirements
   

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6. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
   To framework or not?
   Pros Cons
   Good practice is used
   Lots of help*
   Good documentation
   Isolated from the language
   A single framework is not
   a transferable skill
   Using a framework when learning a language
   

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7. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
   To framework or not?
   Pros Cons
   Good practice
   Documentation
   Community driven
   Developing a system for production
   Extendable
   Reliable
   RAD
   Choice
   Bloat
   Fighting the framework
   Difficult to change once invested
   

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8. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
   To framework or not?
   Bloat
   Fighting the framework
   True of monolithic frameworks
   

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9. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
   To framework or not?
   Choice
   True of micro frameworks
   Compatibility
   

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10. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
    To framework or not?
    Pros Cons
    Rolling your own
    High learning potential
    Streamlined and bespoke
    You own it
    Lack of support
    Not able to develop complex
    features quickly
    

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11. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
    To framework or not?
    Tough questions need to be asked
    

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12. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
    To framework or not?
    Is it needed?
    Will this benefit me or the project?
    How much time is required?
    Is it possible?
    

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13. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
    To framework or not?
    If you choose to use a framework you
    should be able to answer why you
    are using it and be able to identify
    what problems it is solving
    Write this down!
    

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14. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
    To framework or not?
    What features will the project have
    in the future and will the framework
    allow for those changes?
    

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15. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
    To framework or not?
    You shouldn’t choose to use a framework
    The needs of the project should choose
    for you
    

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16. Peter Fisher BSC MBCS
    To framework or not?
    Thank you. give feedback
    https://joind.in/talk/ba90b
    

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