I have seen many people either asking if Drupal is an application framework, or arguing that it is or isn't. There are varying opinions, with some arguing frameworks cant come with UI's or that they can't function out of the box without coding. For me the question is does it provide tools need to develop complex and robust applications, and make it easy to do so. I find myself leaning more and more choosing Drupal as the base for my web applications.

Since the dawn of the internet, users have had to interface through web browsers to view and receive online content. Originally the average internet user had only a handful of browsers to choose from (IE, AOL, and Netscape) and at that time the decision might have been made for you based on your ISP(internet service provider) or your installed Operating System.

In our line of work, we see a ton of terrific ideas and usually hear very standardized messaging around them. It usually follows a consistent tune of "We're looking to get a working prototype as proof of concept" or "We don't have much budget so we're getting quotes to get investors interested.".