Craig, thanks a lot for pointing out that very timely article. I have used 3rd party add-ons for error capture etc, but never a framework and feel like Tamar feels "it is like coding with gloves on". She does change her tune at the end of the article and gives frameworks an endorsement. Of course, several frameworks advertise in the magazine in which writes, that fact may have influenced her her positive tone in the last paragraph of the article.