>>It's a crude way to put it, but the reality is that you can build bad websites in any framework

The point of (well-designed) frameworks is that they act as “rails” and make it difficult to make bad decisions.

They also make it easier for people on a team (or people who maintain the project after you leave) reason about your code.

Therefore, as far as I’m concerned, not using frameworks is a huge red flag.

edit: bring on the downvotes!