[eluser]ralf57[/eluser]
[quote author="walesmd" date="1190686480"]I think each has it's merits. If you know SQL well, want total control of your queries which will better your ability to scale if your application all of a sudden becomes extremely popular, then CI's Active Record class offers much more flexibility in that regard.
If you are wanting to develop your application very quickly and think you will have a difficult time handling the relationships between multiple tables, this RoR-clone is great.
Ultimately, I think the CI route is the best way to go for beginners, unless they have a firm grasp of Ruby on Rails already. You will definitely learn much more and be more involved in the development process rather than relying on the "magic" that occurs behind the scenes in this library (as well as in RoR).[/quote]
Thank you walesmd,
now it's all more clear
