I think it is totally foolish for MM to be using Mach-II on their site. Lets be honest here. FB and Mach-II are frameworks. They allow programmers to write code quickly because parts of the code is already written. They also allow multiple programmers to work on a project because they all have to use the same framework (the front of HoF has a small piece of framework vs. methodology). So far this sounds good, right?
The problem with every framework that exists is that it has to be generalized. It is almost totally non-specific because it has to be used on site A, site B, etc. This leads to code that may work but is not the tightest, fastest or even the most optimized for the site. MM should be going the tight, optimized, elegant code route. Instead they're going the 'mass production' route. They should be beyond that point.

No, I'm not against FB, Mach-II or any other framework. As I said, they have their time and place. It's just when you want a site to be perfect (or close to it), you write it custom. Create a solid methodology and stick to it. Make sure your programmers stick to it. Organize your code and your resources. Don't do ANY code that is not necessary. Frameworks like Mach-II have a lot of code that is necessary for the framework but not always necessary for the site.
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