PixelJ
Most mega-frameworks pat themselves on the back with examples that declare "See, you can write an entire CMS in 10 lines of code!" That's impressive except you can't write anything else and extending the CMS requires that you read and understand 100 pages of framework API entangled with assumptions and design tradeoffs that expertly fit the author's needs and not necessarily yours.
The problem is that the ideal framework requires zero lines of code because it already solves your exact problem. The worse framework requires more lines of code than coding your application from scratch. So, the key is finding a framework that satisfies 80% of your needs easily and doesn't get in your way for solving the other 20%.
Also, I'd highly recommend you invest in a Microsoft Certified Software Developer (MCSD) certification. Get one of the study guides and take the exam. It'll only cost you $200-$300 total but will give you proof that your skills are verifiably current in an interview.
I'd love to hear from even one anti-healthcare reform advocate who has ever been "outside the system" (as outlined above) and thinks that's a principled position to take.
The lie that "Obama-Care kills small businesses and/or jobs" is a smokescreen for the truth: Healthcare reform would free employees from indentured health care servitude and allow small businesses to hire more competitively, creating more jobs.
Ask any non-English speaker: Idiomatic speech is one of the toughest codes to crack because the meaning is "stored" in the reference, not the language. Imagine deciphering these without knowing the idiom: "That takes the cake", "A stitch in time...", "Use the force, Luke", etc.
Drawing idioms and fragments of idioms from music and video games rather than larger culture is a brilliant way to fly under the parent's radar.