Smarter Sheep

I have been toying with CodeIgnitor for the last couple of days and have to say that I like it so far. There is another fork of it that I will look at next. I am also spending some time with Scripalicious for ajax functionality to see what combination for php development will give us the best bang for the buck in terms of performance and resources needed to crank out applications in a hurry.

Kohana is a fork of the Code Ignitor framework that lifechurch.tv is using from what I understand.

I am also looking at several content management systems that look like good candidates for future development.

Drupal

Expression Engine

So far the following frameworks look interesting:

CakePHP
Zend
Code Igniter

More to come

Most of our websites are currently on the .net platform and we have been quite happy with it for many things. One of the biggest issues that I face, is finding volunteers for my team that are proficient in the .net platform. In fact most of my volunteers are familiar with php but not with .net. Building a team of technical people to manage websites and networks can be a bit tougher than finding individuals to help with some of the other tasks around the church and ministry areas. I’ve decided to began evaluating php frameworks to find one that might be suitable for further development as well as an easy transition from .net for those of the team that are currently productive in the Microsoft technologies.