Smarter Sheep

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.

Wow, i’ve been playing with the recent RTM of Visual Studio 2008 and I have to say that I am quite impressed thus far.  The Visual Studio IDE seems much snappier, seems to load faster and generally feels more stable.  I’ve already moved a couple small projects over from VS2005 and they are running great. The new desinger is a nice change.  I have been getting aqainted with the new listview control and all the new LINQ possiblilites.