Symfony, the PHP5 framework that I’ve firmly adopted at work for any new bespoke projects went to version 1.0 RC1 this week.
Symfony is great, not just because it allows developers like me to get on and build complex, easily maintainable apps but also because the documentation is superb.
When I picked it up 5 months ago it was on version 0.6 and already had:
- The obligatory webcast (I watched this once and then moved along)
- A beginners intro
- A full hour-by-hour ‘project in a day’ called Askeet with very detailed code examples leading the reader to finish up with a full working project
- Forums, mailing lists, wiki etc.
To build on this already great work, today the printed book was released - which I’ve ordered. They’ve also gone one better and released the whole thing available to read online under the GFDL licence. I happen to think that this is a pretty shrewd move and hope that it will cement Symfony’s place as one of the top PHP frameworks out there along with Cake and the ZF.
If you’re a web developer and have not yet jumped into bed with a particular framework - whether self-rolled or community led - then I would strongly urge you to try out the Symfony offering. It’s the dog’s danglies.
- Website news release
- Symfony project homepage
- Buy the book (with Symfony’s affiliate ID tagged)
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