I remember when people used to make these arguments with Java and PHP. "You don't need a framework, just write your JSP templates to have database calls with SQL and tons of Java code". BLEH! I'm glad Struts, then Spring, the Play, came out and made life more sane.
I wrote javascript before there were frameworks when it was just libraries like mootools and dojo and jQuery sitting on server-side templates. Today I write CORS apps with Backbone.js+Marionette.js+require.js+grunt+qunit and it solves all kinds of problems and I love it! I'd never go back to javascript without frameworks. As soon as this project is over I am gonna try AngularJS to see what the hype is about.
I wrote javascript before there were frameworks when it was just libraries like mootools and dojo and jQuery sitting on server-side templates. Today I write CORS apps with Backbone.js+Marionette.js+require.js+grunt+qunit and it solves all kinds of problems and I love it! I'd never go back to javascript without frameworks. As soon as this project is over I am gonna try AngularJS to see what the hype is about.