FLOW3

This is kind of very VERY INTERESSTING. Might be it takes some of the pain out of php-programming.
Guess I should get a little bit more verbose on, why I am so happy just by the announcement of yet another PHP-Framework.
First of all – I hate PHP, but I love TYPO3 (in spite of being PHP-based). TYPO3 has proven very solid in the years I use it. It’s backend might seem complicated, but once you understand the basic principles, it is very easy to handle and to enhance. For me TYPO3 lifted PHP-programming to a new level – usable libs, simple, but yet efficient design (considering it is a PHP-programm).
The public announcement of the FLOW3 framework is the first visible step towards abandoning the PHP4-style and consequently using the new PHP5 possibilities.
In addition to this the very will of using modern design-patterns and programming-techniques (which is even more important than the consequent usage of the new OO-features of PHP5) in order to be ready for the future, shows it’s first (very promising) fruits.
The way, the TYPO3-project chose to try to remain in the market is one of professionalisation – coding for TYPO3 will at the same time become more difficult and easy. TYPO3/FLOW3 seems to be a promising opportunity for PHP-Coders to become better programmers and write better programs (faster).
I am very enthusiastic about the consequent architectural approach chosen for the TYPO3-to-come and I wish them the very best (even though they should have taken the opportunity to drop PHP and switch to python ).