L. V. Lammert wrote: > At 01:07 PM 4/29/2008 +0200, you wrote: > >> PHP is complete crap and a disaster as a programming language. Java is >> way too cumbersome. For this kind of use-case, I would definitely use >> python and twisted+nevow+axiom. > > Coincidentally, the latest Zend newsletter just showed up - turns out > they have a *BSD Licensed* PHP Framework that looks promising: > > http://framework.zend.com/ > > For those unfamiliar with the term 'framework', it provides a structure > that greatly simplifies development by minimizing configuration > problems, automatically integrating a database, and providing testing > tools (I know, what's that!). > > Might be worth checking out - I am. > > Lee > > I've been using it since just before 1.0 and have been very happy with it. In fact, it's replaced out in-house framework we were using since the new 1.5 now supports a better layout model for views. MVC development is incredibly easy with the framework in general.
It doesn't have everything under the sun that a lot of other frameworks have but they are more than happy to take recommendations for core functionality. Plus, what really drew me in was that it is an at-will framework, so I'm not forced to use anything that I don't want. No complaints from using it on OpenBSD here. Chris -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
