Comments on: Zend Framework First Thoughts http://blog.digitalstruct.com/2006/03/07/zend-framework-first-thoughts/ Getting inside the mind of a php developer. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:59:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nate K http://blog.digitalstruct.com/2006/03/07/zend-framework-first-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Nate K Tue, 11 Apr 2006 13:07:22 +0000 http://blog.digitalstruct.com/2006/03/07/zend-framework-first-thoughts/#comment-47 I had some of the same frustrations in regards to the Input Filter. I guess it is because I was used to having them available in the scope of the calling page - and this is a new twist. I liked the database aspect - but ran into some issues with our MySQL tables, which are normalized and require several joins (Still on MySQL 4), and lack of support for making the connection to DB2. I currently utilize PDO in all of our queries, so it was more of a learning curve than anything. And I agree - the concept of your pages being stored in the functions versus switch statements is much nicer, and much CLEANER. The MVC approach tops this off to make it more secure in the placement of all of your files, etc. I think once it becomes used a little more, and we see more documentation and a larger support community, it will be a very successful framework. Personally, I liked it much better than Symfony and Cake. Peace, Nate I had some of the same frustrations in regards to the Input Filter. I guess it is because I was used to having them available in the scope of the calling page – and this is a new twist. I liked the database aspect – but ran into some issues with our MySQL tables, which are normalized and require several joins (Still on MySQL 4), and lack of support for making the connection to DB2. I currently utilize PDO in all of our queries, so it was more of a learning curve than anything.

And I agree – the concept of your pages being stored in the functions versus switch statements is much nicer, and much CLEANER. The MVC approach tops this off to make it more secure in the placement of all of your files, etc.

I think once it becomes used a little more, and we see more documentation and a larger support community, it will be a very successful framework. Personally, I liked it much better than Symfony and Cake.

Peace,
Nate

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