That's a good point. non-Framework approaches are not simpler actually. It's a tarpit that looks enticing. You think you can keep stuff "simple" by not using a framework, and in only 2 weeks you've got such complexity you're begging for a framework that does it all automatically, which is kinda...ya know...what frameworks are for. lol.

So you delete the non-framework garbage code and start over. lol.