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Discussion on: You don’t always need a CMS

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As @jpkeisala already has written, I think this depends a lot on the project or customer. I am maybe not an expert for CMS, but I guess it also depends a lot on the possible options regarding CMS. If you know the requirements and know which systems can be a good choice, while there will not be much custom development, it can work quite well.
Maybe if you now compare this to CRM (sorry, if this is not a good comparison), I have experienced, that mixing "built-in" features to make customization (low-code or no-code approaches) with custom development (programming UI or server-side) can add unnecessary complexity. Coming back to this topic, choosing a system should happen with knowledge about planned extensions or custom changes to avoid issues because of a bad choice. Maybe it is better to focus on development without such CMS and keep some flexibility. I know this is more about what CMS to choose and not if it should be chosen, but maybe somebody wants to share some similar experience.