Is It Necessary To Use Yii Code Generator ?

Yii 1.1 General Discussion
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Hi, I am still new in this yii framework,I just want to ask if we create our own controller,model and view should we use yii code generator ?

Thank you in advance.

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Yes, you can create all your code from scratch but why? Gii is very useful and it will help you learn Yii faster. Once you become comfortable with the framework and have developed a few applications then you can start new projects from that existing code instead of using Gii.

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Thank you for the reply,Okay I will try your advice.

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You can also write your own generators or extend those provided by gii (giix is example of such extension). this way you can speed up code creation and automate common tasks