Q: what's the threshold where it's worth switching from CGI scripts (w/flat files or simple db schema) to Rails/Django type MVC frameworks?
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when adding a feature sounds far less fun than rewriting it
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performance wise it'd be fine. The bigger problem is all the free features frameworks give you. But if you don't need them it's fine
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I think parallel-universe me who became s/w dev would clearly have been a front-end programmer. Back end feels like paperwork.
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yeah, that's generally been my attitude. Frontend more fun for sure. Unfortunately they're highly coupled so hard to avoid backend

