Beginning CakePHP: From Novice to Professional

CHAPTER 1Introduction

Programmers have used frameworks for years, though for web development the use of frameworks has been more recent. Probably the main advantage of using a framework in any project, be it web-related or not, is explained by the concept of "inversion of control." Many programs operate in such a way that the code is in control. In other words, the code decides when one operation should appear, how it should handle the user's response, and so forth. Imagine if this order of control were inverted. Rather than have a script or library that contains a series of operations, the program has a series of objects that can do nothing until you extend them (even though they may contain tons of tools you could put to use). In this way, ...