Comments on: Getting a feel for the Zend Framework http://www.alimadzi.com/2007/12/02/getting-a-feel-for-the-zend-framework/ Web development, new media, open source, and more Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:28:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://www.alimadzi.com/2007/12/02/getting-a-feel-for-the-zend-framework/comment-page-1/#comment-6513 Patrick Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:59:18 +0000 http://www.alimadzi.com/2007/12/02/getting-a-feel-for-the-zend-framework/#comment-6513 Rob, I looked at a lot of frameworks including Code Igniter, CakePHP, Symfony, and more. Ultimately I decided to jump on the Zend Framework bandwagon for two primary reasons: 1) It has the official backing of Zend. 2) It's not all-or-nothing (as you mentioned). So far I've been very happy with it and version 1.5 looks to be a solid upgrade when it's released soon. I'm confident that Zend will catch up to the other frameworks in all areas. Rob,
I looked at a lot of frameworks including Code Igniter, CakePHP, Symfony, and more. Ultimately I decided to jump on the Zend Framework bandwagon for two primary reasons:

1) It has the official backing of Zend.
2) It’s not all-or-nothing (as you mentioned).

So far I’ve been very happy with it and version 1.5 looks to be a solid upgrade when it’s released soon. I’m confident that Zend will catch up to the other frameworks in all areas.

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Code Igniter is easy, but I think I’ll look at Zend now that I know you can pick and choose a bit.

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