Im not a total purist. I keep favorite snippets, and make my own Dreamweaver extentions. There nothing wrong with using recyled code of any language at all. My dissagreement derives from the multitude of free offerings and open source, turning the entire web into a freebie state. As a result of these freebies, prices on design and coding are well down and possibly at an all time low. I am constantly asked for apps and site enhancments consisting of pages and pages of code yet the potential customer has a near nil budget. The whole web is full of people expecting 8-10 hours work for free.

Maybe you enjoy spending 6-8 years of your life learning multiple languages and apps to work for free, but I personally dont. I have 2 kids to feed and bills to pay and free just doesnt do it.

Personal circumstances apart, when surfing how many times have you seen different content in the same template whith a few minor changes. The result of lame freebie hunters with some serverspace, trying to get rich quick by thinking if they have a site people will just flock and spend. The web is a tacky place and I dont think I shall be sorry to leave it behind later this year.