>"I don't like Frameworks because they force you to do things their way
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>This statement is far from being the truth. Kevin has done an excellent job at making the framework as flexible as possible yet allowing you make the most out of RAD. The sample application that comes with the framework is a perfect example of how different you can make your application look and feel.
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>I myself have seen 2 Large Scale Applications written with the Mere Mortals Framework for VFP and both applicaitons don't even resemble one another.
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>When I began reading one of Kevin's recommended books (Design Patterns by the gang of 4) it began with an analogy of building a house. A house consist of a few rooms, some doors and storage space. How you decide to build it is up to you but you still require a certain foundation to make it a livable house. You still need walls, floors, a method of entry, maybe some ventilation and all these are made up of some basic materials that are put together to create them.
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>Instead of buying pieces of wood to make a door Kevin provides a door already made that can be changed in color, adapt to size, and allow you to change the look and feel - as incredible as it may sound to be able to find a door with these flexibilities Kevin's framework is that flexible.
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>Mere Mortals.NET is following the same path of flexiblity as Mere Mortals for VFP.

Victor;

Excuse my analogy – but what the heck!

Why would anyone want to grow a tree, cut it, dry the wood, design a door, mill the door, paint the door and then hang the door, only to find out that the door does not fit!

When we work with a framework (MM or any commercial framework) we only have to understand the concept of a door and then the framework does the rest according to our requirements and the rules applied to doors.

A good framework allows flexibility while not allowing us to “loose our hinges”.

Tom