9 reasons why we choose the Zend framework and not phpcake, code Igniter or symfony?
- Zend Framework is supported and developed by Zend Technologies which is a key contributors to PHP and provide important leadership for PHP.
- Zend plays a central role in the explosive growth of PHP is at the heart of PHP technology.
- The pace of releases is high and ensures that your tools are up to date.
- The unit tests are top quality
- The librairies are well-stocked
- You have a great deal of development freedom thanks to the flexibility of its components.
- Allows you to develop full-stack on top of Zend with the specific needs of a CMS
- Zend is also used by some of the biggest IT players such as IBM, FOX, Dassault Systemes
- Lastly, it is supported by a solid company that ensures that it has a long life.
Zend by the numbers
- Over 10 Million Downloads
- Over 500 Contributors
- Over 1000 pages in ZF Reference Guide
- Over 500 Examples in ZF Reference Guide
- More than 6.7 million hits on Google
- Over 120 projects based on, extending, or supporting Zend Framework at SourceForge
- Over 280 projects based on, extending, or supporting Zend Framework at Google Code
A Professional Quality developement
- Conventions (Zend, Extended, PHP, etc.)
- Continuous integration (Hudson, Php Unit, selenium)
- Software revision control system (SVN)
- Our core developers are Certified by ZEND