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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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