How is CodeIgniter Wizard different from other code generators?

Most code generators in this space fall into one of two traps: they generate either too little (bare-bones CRUD with no validation, no joins, no UI polish) or too much (a framework-within-a-framework that buries your app in proprietary abstractions you cannot escape). CI Wiz takes a different position. The generated code has no runtime dependency on CI Wiz itself — once generated, the app is a plain CI4 project. The base classes it introduces (GoBaseController, GoBaseModel) are generated into your project and fully editable. There is no black-box library, no vendor lock-in, and no "magic" that breaks when you look at it sideways. The generated code also clears a higher bar for quality than most generators: proper entity classes with typed casts, model-level validation rules, input sanitization via a custom helper, Bootstrap 5 layout with dark mode, DataTables with both client-side and server-side modes, Select2 for FK dropdowns, and Shield authentication. That is not a typical scaffold — it is closer to what a senior developer would hand off as a starting point.