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"Framework" is a loaded term these days (Score:1)
I personally think that the word "framework" is a heavily overloaded term these days. If I were to give my own definition (which is surely not the correct one, only how I personally view them) it would be "a collection of software libraries that you work /within/ to create an application". By "within" I mean that the set of libraries tends to envelop your code in such a way that the end user/consumer of your code rarely has direct connection
with your code itself, but instead iteracts with some layer of th
Inside-out vs outside in (Score:1)
A framework defines the outside boundaries of the problem to be solved, and assists in the solution.
Library is like this...
Framework is like this
|-->FRAMEWORK...PROBLEM...FRAMEWORK--|
The key distinction here for me is that if you use a bad library, you can swap it out for a better one.
If you hit the limits of your framework, you are in much bigger trouble.
Re consensus (Score:1)
As far as consensus is concerned, FWIW let me tell you that I agree with you. Or is that the "old" you, now?
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