[eluser]theprodigy[/eluser]
OK, I'll play ;-)
I like AR because of it's flexibility and ease of reading. Plain and simple. It has nothing to do with lack of knowing how to do it outright.
As far as my views go, they are mainly html. I do use some of the form helper stuff (form_dropdown and form_open), and a few other functions (anchor, base_url, site_url), but for the most part, it's mainly just html.
And yes, if you came to me and said that you used CI because you didn't know how to do anything without it, I would agree with anyone that
POLITELY advised you to learn stuff on your own as well. It would make you a better developer, and open more doors for you (maintain a site that isn't built with CI). I would not agree with anyone that scolded you, made fun of you, or just plain out ignored you for not knowing the basic way of doing things. Sometimes you just get thrown into the middle of something without the proper time to learn things right. I myself can only do basic CSS. Nothing special, nothing fancy. If it wasn't for google, there would be a couple extra white background, black text sites out there. ;-)
And just for the record, there is a difference between
USING AR and
RELYING ON AR to build your queries. I personally USE AR. I do not rely on it.
