> Preference to less overhead shouldn't ever be a preference, it should
> be job #1 on any developer's mind. Less code, not more, faster code > not slower. OO for the sake of OO is a waste of resources.
the aim of any framework (be it in Perl, Java or PHP) is to make development faster and more maintainable across teams. This is generally more valuable than performance savings since it means you can develop quicker and understand someone else's code in a year's time.
This is the aim of ZF and it works well in this regard. This obviously comes with a tradeoff in performance (as with all frameworks). But in the long-term is worth it for consistent development.
If you don't want to use a framework for these reasons, don't. Or at the very least don't use the bits you don't like. There's no point moaning about it - though this has entertained my Friday morning ;)
best wishes, Si
