My recent work has brought me to liken the minimalistic frameworks. By minimalistic I do not mean that they necessarily have less code. By minimalistic I mean that they do not carry a lot of dependencies, and bells and whistles. [Continue]
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ifacethoughtsReusability And Non-semantic Names
Recently, a lot has been said about CSS frameworks and non-semantic names. It is quite true that a CSS framework like Blueprint or YUI Grids gives you non-semantic names. I am not even going to venture into whether it is good or bad, this seems to be a subjective topic. [Continue]
Frameworks Don’t Suck, Decisions Might
Laura Thomson asks do all frameworks suck? She clarifies the exaggerated title: In summary: Let’s be clear here: I am not recommending people write spaghetti code, or that they embed HTML willy- nilly in their PHP. My recommendation in making any kind of architectural decision is to know what tradeoffs you are making and make an educated decision. [Continue]
My Favorite Open Source Tools
Andrew Wulf has listed his favorite open source tools and frameworks. I am going to pay heed to his call and list my favorite open source tools and frameworks for programming here. However, mine are more heterogeneous in terms of the programming language and includes both desktop and web programming. [Continue]
Difference Between A Library And A Framework
One of the holy grails of software development is reusability, and a product of this is a library. Reusable code is compiled into a library and distributed so that it can be reused in multiple projects, in multiple scenarios. More progress in this has led to building more and more into these reusable units - the design, the semantics, the rules. [Continue]
Choosing Language And Platform
Jeff Atwood says When you choose a language, like it or not, you’ve chosen a platform. I do nod my head, but still have a thought lurking in my mind. Can it be the other way too? [Continue]
Libraries, Toolkits And Frameworks
This post has already been published on code::gallery blog which now has been merged into this blog. We come across a mesh of nomenclature regarding libraries everyday - Application Programming Interface (API), libraries, toolkits, frameworks, and probably some more. So, what is the difference? [Continue]
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