I’ve recently been trying out a few of Zend Framework’s modules and I really like that it doesn’t force me to use the whole framework. And that got me thinking that I’ll probably use it somehow to rewrite JibberBook and maybe Valerie.

I had a look at my Valerie code again and realized how small it really is: only 242 lines! So I have a question for the community. Would you use a framework to rebuild a simple app?

Here are the pros and cons as I see them:

Pros

• Well documented
• Well tested
• Not maintained by me
• People using Zend Framework might be more likely to use Valerie

Cons

• Larger code base
• Valerie already works fine
• Will probably slow Valerie down
• People not using Zend Framework might be less likely to use Valerie

What are your thoughts?

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