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Posted by white lightning on 02/14/07 04:38
On Feb 14, 1:31 pm, Kenneth Downs <knode.wants.t...@see.sigblock>
wrote:
> white lightning wrote:
> > I've been thinking lately about whether to use opensource CMS such as
> > Joomla or to build something from scratch.
>
> > I am good with PHP/ MySQL but only little bit familiar with Joomla.
>
> > I want to know when to use CMS and when to code from scratch? How do I
> > make such a decision? Need some expert advice.
>
> > Thanks
>
> What are your motivations?
>
> In purely business terms, an established package lets you deliver to
> customers faster. You accept a small learning curve, because its still far
> smaller than trying to establish a familiarity with the problem domain by
> responding one-by-one to customer demands, especially if the customers are
> expecting slick up-to-date sites.
>
> The other common motivation is simply that programmers like to code, so we
> code. Why take a 3 hour flight to LA when I can walk there myself in only
> 4 months!
>
That's exactly what I was trying to find out. I personally like to
code. I feel that's more challenging and I feel like I'm in full
control of what I am doing. But if I start coding things from scratch,
as you said, it might take me 4 months to build a fairly complex site
whereas if I use Joomla, that'll probably do the same job in a week.
If someone uses Joomla to create a website, they can do it quicker and
cheaper. If I start coding, it'll be slower and expensive. Something
made with Joomla may cost $2000 whereas if I code from scratch, the
same thing would have to be charged no less than $8000.
So does that mean, is pure coding a thing of the past with the
introduction of powerful CMS such as Joomla? What are your thoughts?
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