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Re:Ask YC: Should I use a framework or just write the code m... by nanijoe on Thursday November 15, 2007 @10:22PM (#80505)
No reason to knock the 'magicality' of rails. It works for some people; And since it is only code at the end of the day, you can always get to the bottom of the magic if you do a little digging.

While we are on the topic, I have always wondered why the Django team insists on being an MTV (Model Template View) framework..don't you guys think just conforming to MVC would make life easier for people new to Django? (This is a serious question)

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Re:Ask YC: Should I use a framework or just write the code m... by icky on Friday November 16, 2007 @12:01AM (#80533)
> No reason to knock the 'magicality' of rails.

The problem with relying on magic is that you won't know what to do when it stops working.

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Re:Ask YC: Should I use a framework or just write the code m... by HiddenBek on Friday November 16, 2007 @08:18AM (#80611)
The Rails magic is well defined though, and it's all documented. It doesn't simply 'stop working'. It's really nothing more than a set of conventions that happen to make certain things really convenient.
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