adding why are web frameworks necessary section

mattmakai · mattmakai · commit 2316059fec08 · 2014-03-16T09:59:19.000-04:00
diff --git a/change-log.html b/change-log.html
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ <h1>Change Log</h1>
 <h2>2014</h2>
 <h3>March</h3>
 <ul>
-<li>Added why for databases and WSGI servers.</li>
+<li>Added why is this piece necessary for databases, WSGI servers and web
+  frameworks.</li>
 <li>Updating best resources page with newsletters and a few additional beyond
   the basics resources.</li>
 <li>Adding 'why is this necessary' sections to servers, operating systems,
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diff --git a/source/content/pages/08-web-frameworks/0801-web-frameworks.markdown b/source/content/pages/08-web-frameworks/0801-web-frameworks.markdown
@@ -5,9 +5,21 @@ sort-order: 08
 
 
 # Web frameworks
-A web application framework is a collection of libraries that 
-provide functionality to accomplish common operations for the web. These
-common operations include:
+A web application framework is a code library that make a developer's life
+easier when building reliable, scalable and maintainable web applications.
+
+
+## Why are web frameworks necessary?
+Web frameworks encapsulate what developers have learned over the past twenty
+years while building dynamic web applications. Frameworks make it easier
+to reuse code for common HTTP operations and to structure your code so that 
+it is maintainable.
+
+
+## Common web framework functionality
+Frameworks provide functionality in their code or through extensions to 
+perform common operations required to run web applications. These common 
+operations include:
 
 1. URL routing
 2. HTML, XML, JSON, and other output format templating
diff --git a/source/content/pages/change-log.markdown b/source/content/pages/change-log.markdown
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ the
 
 ## 2014
 ### March
-* Added why for databases and WSGI servers.
+* Added why is this piece necessary for databases, WSGI servers and web
+  frameworks.
 * Updating best resources page with newsletters and a few additional beyond
   the basics resources.
 * Adding 'why is this necessary' sections to servers, operating systems,
diff --git a/web-frameworks.html b/web-frameworks.html
@@ -74,9 +74,17 @@
         <div class="row">
     <div class="col-md-8">
       <h1>Web frameworks</h1>
-<p>A web application framework is a collection of libraries that 
-provide functionality to accomplish common operations for the web. These
-common operations include:</p>
+<p>A web application framework is a code library that make a developer's life
+easier when building reliable, scalable and maintainable web applications.</p>
+<h2>Why are web frameworks necessary?</h2>
+<p>Web frameworks encapsulate what developers have learned over the past twenty
+years while building dynamic web applications. Frameworks make it easier
+to reuse code for common HTTP operations and to structure your code so that 
+it is maintainable.</p>
+<h2>Common web framework functionality</h2>
+<p>Frameworks provide functionality in their code or through extensions to 
+perform common operations required to run web applications. These common 
+operations include:</p>
 <ol>
 <li>URL routing</li>
 <li>HTML, XML, JSON, and other output format templating</li>

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