>If you decide to build a framework, chances are, you will spend 200-300 hours at least. Even at a $50/hour rate, you are still talking about a cost of $10-$15 Dollars. Or, you can buy a framework - like FoxExpress which is the only one I recommend for a few hundred dollars. Chances are, that framework will do everything you need. If it does not, it is easily customizable.

Dragan might be interested in a more detailed reply on this topic in the thread which he started. I can't think of the name of the thread right now.
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>A treatise on how to build frameworks is an interesting academic excercise. From a business standpoint, it made no sense whatsoever.

It could be useful if it helped one understand existing frameworks - what kind of stuff goes in them, styles of metadata, when and when not to subclass, or whatever, emphasizing the differences between frameworks.
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>A good book on analysis and design - or several - would be a far better investment.

What books would you recommend?