Unquiet Desperation

I’ll be presenting at the Cleveland Web Standards Association meeting on Sept. 8th, 2009. The topic is titled Frameworks in Plain English:

Frameworks are everywhere these days. You can hardly find a site that does not use one or more to get the job done. Join the CWSA as we welcome Chris Miller, Co-Founder and Lead Developer of Podiobooks.com and Senior Developer, American Greetings Interactive as he takes us on a journey meant to answer such questions as: What is a framework? Why would I use one? What are the pros and cons of using a framework? What are the most prevelent frameworks in use today, and where can I find them?

As a prelude to the talk, I’d like to ask those of you using a software framework: do you have a favorite or favorites?  Why do you like it? What do you find lacking? Are there frameworks that you wouldn’t touch? Why? What pros and cons to you find working with frameworks vs. rolling your own?