One of the problems with using a framework for a non-trivial project is that you get locked into the framework. If the framework decides to change something in an update that you depend on, it can mean non-trivial rewrites unless you could expect the development already. Most frameworks tries to be close to 100% backwards compatible and grow in complexity because of it. Others change a little at a time. And then some does big breaking changes or rewrites and calls it version 4.0. That makes it increasingly hard to find help online.