What is the difference between framework and library?

Question

I'm just trying to study Codeigniter, a php framework. Please help to share some clear insights about it.

Answer 1

Dear krow, can you explain in simple words... It's very technical in wiki...

Answer 2

a library is a bunch of functions, methods, clases etc (depends of the language), a framework is a bunch of libraries made to make some things easier and don't to discover the wheel again. almost always you have to add to your project because are external to the main SDK. For example in Java you have Swing library to make some graphics things like buttons, windows, etc, also you have JavaFX that make the same thing but better. And you have LibGDX framework that have a lot of libraries to make videogames in java, hope i helped, and any mistake please correct me if i'm wrong

Answer 3

Term framework its one of terms than have not a fixed mean (depends on context) but i considerate a framework any external code that handle your code like extension.... But i repeat the term has not a fixed mean

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/148747/what-is-the-difference-between-a-framework-and-a-library

Answer 4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_framework