[eluser]Pascal Kriete[/eluser]
I have no idea where this point of view comes from, but it's absolute nonsense.
There is a right and a wrong tool for every project. You wouldn't use Rails for something like a messaging app (hint, hint). In the same way CodeIgniter may not always be the best choice. The first thing to do is to take a look at what you're trying to build. How large is the current user base? How much growth do you expect in the future? Where will it be used? Who will be using it?
CodeIgniter is flexible enough to handle a lot of environments, so it's a great choice for distributed programs like EE. However, if you do happen to build the next twitter, youtube, or facebook - expect to drop useful stuff like active record and the database drivers pretty quickly
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CI is perfectly fine for big projects.
