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    <p>My client wants to develop web app where <strong>huge pieces of functionality will be added over the next 3 years</strong>. And the product should be able to last for 10 years minimum.<br> I've suggested building the system in a very <strong>modular</strong> fashion.</p> <p>There will have to be a base framework and a set of core modules for database abstraction, accounts and other things specific to the business logic of the company, and then use modular MVC-Areas for the large pieces of functionality that <strong>depend</strong> on the core business modules.<br> The application must support theming too.</p> <p>I look at this and think <em>"they want me to build a CMS."</em><br> Great, so as I look at building functionality for all these things I see <strong>Orchard</strong> and think to myself <em>"This has everything a guy with a fetish for extensibility needs!"</em> </p> <p>As good as orchard looks I am worried about relying on a 3rd-party framework, and any <strong>gotcha's</strong> I'll hit along the way, especially in years to come.</p> <p>So I'll summarize my <strong>points of interest:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Would it be wise to use Orchard (or any other CMS) for this specific scenario? (must last ~10 years)?</li> <li>Using this architecture I would need modules having dependencies to other "business core modules", does orchard support such a thing?</li> <li>What are any possible gotcha's or limitations related to using Orchard in this fashion?</li> <li>What are the different pro's and con's to using Orchard in this way vs. a complete design? Both from the client and developer perspective.</li> </ol>
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    1. COTake a look at BlogEngine with a view to converting it to a CMS ;-)
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    2. COThis is a request for discussion and opinion, and is off topic for StackOverflow. The [FAQ](http://stackoverflow.com/faq) specifically mentions these types of question as being a poor fit for the design here. Voting to close as not constructive.
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    3. CO@KenWhite I am not attempting to promote discussion. I want subjective answers enlightened by experience with the topic. The three POI are definitive questions that can be answered with YES/NO. However if you feel i should reword the question feel free to edit it.
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