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Reinvent the wheel?

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:33 pm
by Cirdan
I am about to start writing my web application and was wondering what everyone thinks the best way to go about it is. Should I write everything from scratch or use something like Zend Framework? I've outlined how I would structure the application and it is very similar to Zend, so there is probably no reason to reinvent the wheel. Is there a reason why I should write everything myself?

Re: Reinvent the wheel?

Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:42 pm
by Syntac
If you feel comfortable with using someone else's code, then by all means, use ZF. On the other hand, if you aren't sure, it's best to write it yourself.

Re: Reinvent the wheel?

Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:34 pm
by Christopher
Use Zend Framework. You are thinking only of the immediate problems you envision solving. Frameworks have had input from many programmers and have solutions to all the problems you will need to solve once you get the basics done.

Re: Reinvent the wheel?

Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:23 am
by airy
I do think it's a good idea to try everything by youself, 'cuz you'll learn much things than you expected.
If you are busy and have not time to reinvent the wheel, it's better way to use everything you found.