Zend Framework for PHP5
The vapourware has finally materialised yesterday. I've taken a cusory review at the Zend Framework for PHP5.
It is not all that it's cracked up to be. :( I was expecting to see more but Zend and their contributors have renamed files since the directory listing appeared on one of the contributors blogs a few months back.
% ls CVS ZDBAdapter ZLog ZTemplate ZActiveRecord ZException.php ZPageController ZUri ZController ZInputFilter ZSearch
Others are also unhappy with Zend about them being slow to release the February preview of the Zend Framework.
According to Zend:
We are glad to finally unveil the Zend Framework project. We have worked hard in the past few months with our partners and the community to get to this stage. We believe the Zend Framework can already be of great use to PHP developers, although we still have a lot of work ahead of us.
From PHP Developer
The Zend group has released today, the initial version of their framework - the Zend Framework Preview Release
We are glad to finally unveil the Zend Framework project. We have worked hard in the past few months with our partners and the community to get to this stage. We believe the Zend Framework can already be of great use to PHP developers, although we still have a lot of work ahead of us.
They have created a new site just for the framework where you can find downloads, a roadmap for the development, some FAQs about the project, and a manual to get all of the details. There will be instructions on how to access the Subversion repository soon.
Zend Framework is a high quality and open source framework for developing Web Applications and Web Services. Built in the true PHP spirit, the Zend Framework delivers ease-of-use and powerful functionality. It provides solutions for building modern, robust, and secure websites.