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Follow up on web frameworks with pros and cons of using them.

News/Follow-Ups – 00:35

• Rockin’ the Rivers

Geek Tools – 01:25

• Highgear Adventurer Tool – Perfect tool for all your adventuring needs

Web Apps – 04:16

• Quote Robot – Quick and easy way to make quotes for clients. (from Philip Downer)
• Endeca Pattern Library – Professional user interface database

Web Frameworks – 16:02

• Why use a framework at all?
  • Pros
    • Build like an expert
    • Rapid development
    • MVC
  • Cons
    • Overhead
    • Security
  • Batteries included
    • MVC
    • Security
    • Database access and mapping
    • URL Mapping
    • Templating
    • Caching
    • Ajax
    • Automatic configuration
    • Web Services (API, REST)
• PHP Frameworks
  • CakePHP
  • CodeIgniter
  • Prado
  • Symphony
  • Zend
  • Yii
• How do you choose a framework
• PHP non-framework frameworks
  • Flourish
  • wephp
• Alternatives to a Framework
  • CMS - Faceoff Episode 46
    • Drupal
    • Joomla
    • WordPress
• Make your own?
  • ORMs
    • Propel
    • Doctrine
    • CoughPHP
  • Templating
    • Smarty
  • Authentication
    • Pear::Auth