Well, it's been quite a while since I've posted on Drupnewb.

I started working with Drupal in late 2007. A few months later I got a job working with CakePHP, which kind of derailed my Drupal work. After the CakePHP work I got a contract working with CodeIgniter, which has been ongoing. More recently I've had more even work with CakePHP. So, I've been into frameworks for the past year. The sites I worked on with Cake and CI were not CMSs or collaborative sites, so frameworks made more sense that Drupal.

For my own personal sites I've been working with either a framework or as little code as possible.

NameNum.com and PetNum.com are examples of sites that I've put together with as little code as possible. They have a very specific function, and don't need any added code or complexity which a CMS or even framework would add.

GardeningWithLarry.com, ModelTrainsWithLarry.com, and VeganUSofA.com all use a framework. They are directory sites, and I don't really foresee them having any social functionality which Drupal would help with. However, they are complex enough that a framework is a big help.