As someone who was used to getting into PHP and coding out templates by hand, I can quite simply say that Views is a wonder of a product. Things that used to be a chore are now a pleasure — especially when it comes to tweaking and customizing on the fly. If you’ve ever been frustrated because you can’t find that one theme or plugin that will do what you want with your content — take my advice and use Views. It’s fast, stable and well worth many times the cost.