Zend Framework 1.0

We launched Zend Framework 1.0 on July 2. The feedback so far has been very positive — we had surpassed 1 million downloads before the release, and since then the download run-rate has more than doubled, so 2 million downloads should happen before 2007 is over. More importantly, Zend Framework already plays a role in production systems at surprisingly many companies. When we asked on the Framework mail list, we got over 200 samples, many of which we’ll be able to make public over time.

A nice example was Right Media, a company which runs an online advertising exchange. The story was published on the framework site and last week got a very nice write up in Informationweek with a headline stating “Right Media’s use of the latest Zend Framework may give Yahoo the means to counter Google’s dominance in online advertising.” If Yahoo succeeds, maybe they can donate a bit of their gains to the framework project.

Here are some other mentions we got in the press:

InformationWeek: “Zend To Release Rapid Development Platform For PHP. The framework will connect the application to databases and networks, leaving developers free to concentrate on user interactions and the business logic behind them.“

InfoWorld Online: “Zend PHP framework set for Web development. The 1.0 version of technology will suit mainstream developers, analyst says.“

Dr. Dobb’s Journal: “Zend Releases Open Source Framework. Zend Framework 1.0, an open source PHP development tool.“

InternetNews Online: “Zend Framework 1.0 Ready To Compete“

ZDNet Blogs: “Zend Framework hits 1.0 milestone“

Let me end with a quote from our friends at Varien:

“The Zend Framework powers our new open-source eCommerce platform, Magento. It has allowed our teams to rapidly develop using enterprise level architecture and structures that the framework suggests. The libraries available throughout the framework have proven to be highly optimized, thoroughly tested, and have streamlined our development process greatly.”

– Roy Rubin, Varien ()