6 seconds was probably a bit extreme, but it obviously took far too long for real usability.
I agree that the framework shouldn't use __autoload by default. If it turns out to be a faster method to include only the necessary files, I think at least documentation should be updated to state what can be edited to speed up the default installation (maybe a section on potential optimizations). This is probably better addressed as 1.0 nears rather than at this time. As for caching, splitting into cached portions would require hacking the code more than I'd like. I actually use a single layout file and use a view variable for including content files... I've liked the maintainability better. In any case, the quote was from my old layout and I haven't even decided I want it... I'll probably just remove it for the final cut and use full page caching anyhow. Thanks, David
