Except that it is not for the framework to use -- it is for
userland and separate specific classes would be better to use for
that.
I disagree - Zend.php should be used as part of the coding standards
for the sake of consistency and reusability.
A lot of the components use 'require_once' which would be better
replaced with Zend::load(). Say - for example - in the distant future
it was decided that the PEAR standard of underscores replacing
directory separators was not such a good idea and a new scheme was
chosen. We'd have to completely pull apart the framework to replace
hardcoded require_once() calls with the new paths. But if we use
Zend::load('Class') then there's only 1 place it needs updating. To
my mind it follows the DRY principle very well and helps to create
more readable, reliable code.
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