cakePHP, symfony or Zend. I can't choose!

Ye' old general discussion board. Basically, for everything that isn't covered elsewhere. Come here to shoot the breeze, shoot your mouth off, or whatever suits your fancy.
This forum is not for asking programming related questions.

Moderator: General Moderators

Post Reply
marty pain
Forum Contributor
Posts: 105
Joined: Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:32 am
Location: Essex

cakePHP, symfony or Zend. I can't choose!

Post by marty pain »

Originally I was just going to choose between cakePHP and Zend but then I recently installed NetBeans and it is compatible with Symfony.

Based on my research, cake is a bit lighter than Zend and a bit easier, but Zend is a bit more professionally regarded. Symfony seems to fall in the middle somewhere.

I've haven't got any experience in any frameworks, PHP or otherwise, so it would be better if it's easier to pick up.

Let me know your thoughts!
User avatar
Eran
DevNet Master
Posts: 3549
Joined: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:36 am
Location: Israel, ME

Re: cakePHP, symfony or Zend. I can't choose!

Post by Eran »

In my opinion you can't go wrong with either one. Go with the one most suited to your style (read the source a little) and fits your tools the best.

After you get familiar enough with one of those frameworks it should be fairly easy to adapt to the others, as they all similar methodologies at the core. If I had to choose for this reason, I'd go for Zend - since it is the most customizable and gives you the most control over whats happening. Then again, that what makes it more difficult to get started with, probably.
Post Reply