# Frameworks?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frameworks/229730
**Category:** random
**Created:** [June 19, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frameworks/229730 "2007-06-19T19:55:43Z")
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### Author: ![negativecreep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8491ac/32.png) [@negativecreep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/negativecreep)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frameworks/229730/1 "2007-06-19T19:55:43Z")

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Hey I have been trying to grasp the idea of what a framework is. Call me stupid but I have no idea what they mean by things such as ruby on rails or cake php. Is it just a program that makes it easier to program in these languages?