Can we stop calling these things “frameworks” if they are so lightweight?

joshschreuder · on Aug 14, 2012

Not to play semantics, but "A software framework is a universal, reusable software platform used to develop applications, products and solutions."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_framework

There's nothing in there about how lightweight they have to be to not be considered a framework, so I think you're being a tad pedantic.

riobard · on Aug 14, 2012

No, this thing isn't a software platform. You cannot build any applications with this alone. This is a library. We have these precise terms. Don't abuse them.

steve19 · on Aug 14, 2012

I am also tired of libraries being called frameworks. I wouldn't even call this a library. A library infers a collection of something. This is just a simple single function.

shock3naw · on Aug 14, 2012

Stating his opinion is not being pedantic, quoting the definition to make a point is being pedantic. I think what he's saying has merit; I would call this a utility, or something more along those lines, rather than a framework.

shardling · on Aug 14, 2012

>There's nothing in there about how lightweight they have to be to not be considered a framework, so I think you're being a tad pedantic.

That would make him wrong, not pedantic.

boyd · on Aug 14, 2012

Thank you... and sorry for the rant but -- the word "pedantic" is incredibly overused of late on this site.

According to some quick Google site: searches:

    WORD         USE ON HACKER NEWS      
    pedantic     3340
    thoughtful   3750
    f***         9930
    idiot        6180

Which seems quite frequent, but is obviously highly anecdotal. On the other hand, it appearing 1/3 as much as f* may indicate that this is at least a fairly civil community -- even if prone to pedantry.

Edit: formatting.