Tag: technology

Library will have a default behaviour whereas frameworks will not have a default behaviour

Library can be extended easily whereas extending framework is complex and resource consuming

Library code, in general, is not allowed to be modified

The program's flow of control is dictated by the framework

An abstraction in which common code providing generic functionality can be selectively overridden or specialized by user code, thus providing specific functionality

A special case of software libraries in that they are reusable abstractions of code wrapped in a well-defined Application Programming Interface

A collection of resources to generate the code to achieve a generic functionality

A template to show how things should be done consistently

Most of the organizations creates schedules based on development from scratch, whereas developers prefers using frameworks instead of developing from scratch, thus saving considerable amount of time

Usage of framework doesn't permit scope changes during the development as frameworks predefines a template that must be followed by the application

The management can easily predict accurate development times by using frameworks

Frameworks makes elements of the project more predictable, and provide prototypes very early in the process helps avoid the communication gaps with the business

Hardware

Operating System

Application

Web/application server

Documentation

IDE used for development

Examples

Standards compliance

Frameworks often generates the code to achieve a common functionality reducing the time to build the application

Frameworks often provides feature rich 4th generation languages which takes less time to build an application

Frameworks, in fact, increase the time to market as these are new technologies and takes time to adapt

Frameworks allows developers to focus on the unique requirements of their application instead of spending time on application infrastructure (“plumbing”)

Framework provides almost "paint-by-numbers" level of control over the development as you know what the capabilities of the framework are, and what is provided

Frameworks promotes the quality at the design level by supporting key capabilities such as database access, security, administration etc

Frameworks provides Intgrated Development Environment (IDE) enabling efficient development, testing, troubleshooting of the build

The total number of lines of code that need to be developed for any given application is an order of magnitude less than it would otherwise be, resulting in less coding defects

Frameworks often allows application logic to run on multiple threads without conflict providing scalability

Frameworks provides configuration services to its applications and components

Frameworks provides a means to extend its behaviour

Creating a framework is simple and consumes less time

Frameworks, despite sometimes being complex if taken as a whole, bring simplicity to development by decomposing the problem space into separate elements

Upgrade to frameworks will have negative impacts to the application development as they are generally not backward compatible

The structure and design patterns provided by a framework ensure that your project is being built on solid ground, and help avoid these issues before they can occur

Frameworks can provide security features which are often required for a common class of applications

Frameworks often require a significant education to use efficiently and correctly

Frameworks cause performance impacts to applications as it checks for various scenarios to determine a path of action

Bugs and security issues in a framework can affect every application using that framework

Functionality which needs to bypass or work around deficiencies in a framework can cause more programming issues than developing the full functionality in the first place