That's an interesting look at things. I look at it from something Stephen King wrote in On Writing. Basically, the story was about his father/uncle/grand father who, when he needed to fix something, would bring out his entire tool box, with all his tools, despite only needing a hammer. Stephen would ask him why he didn't just bring the hammer, and his reply was: "Because, I didn't know what else I might need one I got out here." Basically, the story tells us to bring our toolbox with us.
When you look at a large framework like Zend, it's a lot to swallow. There are a lot of parts, and just like the tools in a tool box, each plays a different part. You might just need a hammer today, but tomorrow, you might need a screw driver, and then a saw, and then a sander.
So, I appreciate larger frameworks. Sure, SOAP or XML-RPC might not be fun, but when that's the way you connect to the bank, it being apart of the framework makes it so much easier.
Anyways, the point was I saw your post, and it reminded me of Stephen's story.
When you look at a large framework like Zend, it's a lot to swallow. There are a lot of parts, and just like the tools in a tool box, each plays a different part. You might just need a hammer today, but tomorrow, you might need a screw driver, and then a saw, and then a sander.
So, I appreciate larger frameworks. Sure, SOAP or XML-RPC might not be fun, but when that's the way you connect to the bank, it being apart of the framework makes it so much easier.
Anyways, the point was I saw your post, and it reminded me of Stephen's story.