title: Yii framework - asset manager
body: <p>After running into the Yii asset engine I've read the official documentation (http://www.yiiframework.com/wiki/148/understanding-assets/). I understand the reasoning behind it but I still find it a bit unelegant that my application has a folder with randomly generated names. Therefore, I have a couple of questions I'm hoping the SO population could give me some feedback on:</p>
  
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  <li><p>It's been a while since I delved into new web frameworks (except for ASP.NET MVC, which I quite like). Are asset managers the trend for new web frameworks? This is superficial but I am considering switching to a lighter framework just to avoid this feature alone.</p></li>
  <li><p>I imagine it would be hard to allow the asset manager to be optional but am I the only one that has an issue with it? How about customization of folder names at least?</p></li>
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  <p>Perhaps I just have the wrong perspective on things.</p>