"This framework does what we want but let's not use it as we don't fully understand what's going on. It's better to write our own".

Me:

It may not make sense reinventing the wheel. If the framework does what you need maybe you can use it and build on it.

It may not make sense reinventing the wheel. If the framework does what you need maybe you can use it and build on it.

I'm in tears.

im sorry, but you may know that a certain framework does what you want... but its not as easy as it sounds to just embark on a new framework for a new project and expect to have it run smoothly. i personally would NEVER experiment on a client's expense. R&D is best done with good practice. and then you can move on to a new framework, sure

...continued: never assume you have all the time u need to deliver a project and introduce yourself to a new framework. ever. it will backfire. it has for me when experimenting CakePHP