+1 for SIlverstripe For rapid development you cannot challenge the speed of pumping something out in Silverstripe and the added benefits of having an admin interface already made saves a great deal of time.
If you feel like a large learning curve ZF2 + Doctrine make a good combo... would not recommend for a less experienced php developer though. Kind Regards, Michael Mitchell On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 9:31 AM, Stu Meads - Dynamic Developments < [email protected]> wrote: > +1 for Silverstripe > > > On 26/06/2012 9:05 a.m., Paul Bennett wrote: > > As an aside, don't forget Silverstipe. > > It's generally thought of as "just a CMS" but it is built on an MVC > framework that does a good job of enforcing separation of concerns, comes > with a large library of helper classes, has an ORM that builds db tables > and organises data relationships based on rules set in code, *and* you get > an admin interface for content and data models (using modeladmin) out of > the box*. Definitely worth a look > > > * steak knives not included. > > Regards, > Paul Bennett > MoveForward - Web Development for Design Companies > http://www.moveforward.co.nz > 06 308 9722 > 027 255 8495 > > > > On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Craig Boxall <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I think you'll find that any of those will be better that just PHP5 by >> itself. But like James was getting at, depending on what you are trying to >> achieve could sway you more towards one than another. >> >> Another one to add to the mix is Silex - a micro-framework created by >> the same team behind Symfony. http://silex.sensiolabs.org/ >> >> Good for webapps that have simple controllers/logic such as API driven >> sites etc. >> >> Code Igniter is great if you want to use a CMS as you could probably >> turn the project on its head and use Expression Engine and delve into Code >> Igniter when needed. >> >> Never been a huge fan of Cake PHP - It's close to Symfony but in my >> opinion, nowhere as good/complete/polished/optimised etc so haven't taken >> it much further. >> >> I think if I wasn't a PHP developer, I'd be a Ruby dev... I know many >> PHP devs who havent turned back since making the move to Ruby (and Rails) >> but it has its own set of pros and cons that I'm not qualified to comment >> on. >> >> Which leaves Symfony... My weapon of choice for many reasons but >> really, going back to James' original comment, it all depends on what you >> are doing. >> >> >> - Content driven or "appy" project? >> - Are you a product dev team or a service dev team? >> - Or, are you building this for yourself/your company or clients? >> - Do you have long or short development cycles? >> - Do you iterate often? >> - Are you coding quality or quantity? >> - etc etc... >> >> >> At Pixel Fusion, we predominantly use Symfony but thats possibly >> indicative of the kind of work we do. >> >> Hope that helps... happy to elaborate on any of this if requested. >> >> Cheers >> Craig >> [image: Pixel Fusion] <http://pixelfusion.co.nz/> Craig Boxall >> Director *P /* 09 353 1234 <09%20353%201234> >> *M /* 021 564 522 <021%20564%20522> >> *E /* [email protected] >> *W /* PIXELFUSION.CO.NZ <http://pixelfusion.co.nz/> / WHERE *DESIGN & >> DEVELOPMENT* FUSE >> *A /* SUITE 403 "FORBIDDEN", THE IRON BANK, 150 KARANGAHAPE RD, AUCKLAND >> / PIXEL FUSION LTD, PO BOX 311 022, GLENFIELD, NORTH SHORE CITY, 0747 / >> MAP<http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?cid=7370666879334476751&q=Pixel+Fusion> >> >> On 25/06/2012, at 10:35 PM, James McGlinn wrote: >> >> On 25/06/2012, at 10:20 PM, vincenz2004 wrote: >> >> Does anyone have an opinion/experience? >> >> which is best? and why? >> >> >> Each of them could probably be considered "the best" for a given task. >> Don't forget python if you're doing a round-up! >> >> What is it you want to do? >> >> >> Kind regards, >> James McGlinn >> __________________________________ >> Co-Founder & CTO >> Eventfinder Limited >> Level 1, 177 Parnell Rd, Parnell, Auckland 1052 >> Phone: +649 365 2342 >> Mobile: +6421 633 234 >> >> [email protected] | www.eventfinder.co.nz >> >> >> <eventfinder.png> >> >> >> -- >> NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >> To post, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> >> >> -- >> NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug >> To post, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > > > -- > Kind Regards > Stu Meads > Web Application Developer > Dynamic Developments > > Phone: 021 217 6864 > Skype: stu.meads > Twitter: http://twitter.com/dyndev > http://www.dyndev.co.nz > > > > -- > NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug > To post, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to > [email protected] > -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
