It’s truly a shame that in these modern days, some developers still cling to coding in Notepad. Many of them are so far from grasping advanced concepts such as IDEs. RAD? Well, they’ve never heard of it. Framework? “Why use a framework… I can do all that code by hand,” one of them said.
Just the other day, I had to share a PHP project with some colleagues. It seems some of them have trouble understanding what RadPhp is and kept telling me that the package of source code files I sent was incomplete. And of course, they asked for the “missing” files. RadPhp is not just a set of files—it’s a RAD, an IDE, and a framework. The files they THOUGHT I forgot to distribute are all part of the framework. There are 6285 PHP, JS, and other files in this framework. Honestly, I was tempted not to send all those files because they probably already have them on their hard drives. But it seems like, even when I told them the project was made in RadPhp and that RadPhp is required to run it, they decided to continue coding in their old Notepad (nothing beats a good old plain text editor, right, boys? Heh).
Sure, Notepad has its charm, but it’s not going to replace the power of those 6285 framework files. As expected, my script kept crying for the “missing” files. I hope I can eventually convince them that the script won’t work until they install the framework. What? “Framework”? I used that dreaded word again? My bad. I promise not to bring it up again.
It’s fascinating how some people prefer working without the tools that could make their lives easier. Frameworks, IDEs, and RAD tools have evolved for a reason—they speed up development, provide better structure, and allow for maintainable code. But if you’re stuck in the past, I guess you can’t see that. The entire point of frameworks like RadPhp is to save you from reinventing the wheel every time you start a new project. It offers robust features like modularity, scalability, and a better development flow—all of which are impossible to achieve without the right tools.
At the end of the day, I just hope they realize that frameworks aren’t some magical black box; they’re a set of reusable components that make development more efficient. They don’t just save time—they save your sanity.
For All Other PHP Developers Who Already Know What a Framework Is:
I deeply apologize for this lemon-acid rant. But for the rest of you: Guys, take a minute and look up IDE, RAD, and framework in a dictionary. Or better yet, just download RadPhp and see for yourself—you’ll understand why it’s so powerful.