Zend Framework 1 and Zend Framework 2

Zend, a PHP company, released Zend Framework 2 stable version recently and I started working on some projects using Zend Framework 2 right after it came out.
I've been working on Magento(an E-Commerce platform that is built on top of Zend Framework 1) for last 4 years.
At the time I started working on Magento, I knew what Zend Framework was but never had any experience with it.
I had more experience with CodeIgniter and I thought CodeIgniter would be a better platform for its simplicity.
However, after I worked on Magento for several months, I became a big fan of Magento and Zend Framework.
Of course, I've been struggling for first couple weeks because of its complexity - I wasn't familiar with Singleton pattern and EAV model.
Now I have more favor on Zend Framework over CodeIgniter.
I would say Zend Framework is complex and difficult to learn than any other PHP frameworks out there, but I think it's the best framework on the market right now.

Features and concepts overview on ZF1 and ZF2:

Main features on Zend Framework 1:

• MVC(Model View Controller) architecture


• Singleton


• Registries


• Hard & Soft coded Dependencies


• Loosely coupled architecture

 

Zend Framework 2 resembles Zend Framework 1 in many ways, but it works differently.

Main features on Zend Framework 2:

• Event Driven Services - Event Manager & Service Manager


• Dependency Injection - to avoid dependencies, ZF2 uses events


• Aspect Oriented Programming - shape the workflow using event manager


• Namespaces - requires PHP 5.3


• Lambda functions


• developers can install only the components desired - don't need to install entire framework

 

Useful resources on ZF2:

• Zend Framework 2


• Programmer's Reference Guide of Zend Framework 2


• Zend Framework Webinars


• ZF2 github


• ZF2 Skeleton Application

Richard Dawkins at Macky Auditorium

I was at Macky Auditorium(University of Colorado at Boulder) to see evolutionary biology icon and one of my favorite scientists - Richard Dawkins - Monday night.
Dr. Dawkins was there to have a speech/lecture on very basic natural world questions - but very hard for ordinary people to answer - such as What are things made of? What is reality? Why do bad things happen? Are we alone?, etc.
His explanations are all evidence-based, precise and accurate. His book "The Magic of Reality" is even more descriptive and well explained, even middle school kids can understand.
It was just amazing to see him having a speech in auditorium and also in person at the book signing session.
He looked little older than I imagined, but maybe that's because I only have seen his old photos and movie clips.

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