The Qcodo PHP framework

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The Qcodo PHP framework

by Ryan Carter Sep 2nd 2006

Anyone who has used Ruby on Rails or another similar scaffolding technology know how powerful it can be. Helping web developers cut down on coding time by using ActiveRecord technology to quickly wire-up databases is a great idea and makes sense for programmers. Qcodo is a PHP 5 open-source framework that aims to provide this same functionality for PHP developers. An article on the site suggests that code generation frameworks and the "meta-programming" done by Qcodo are different, and aims to explain why Qcodo does it better. There is some really great dialog here that details the advantages of meta-programming. Besides how great it is, I think meta-programming is just plain cool, in fact it is a word I wouldn't mind plastered on my chest, to help raise my lower techie ego a few notches. Then I can act all elitist and stuff. Anyway, my wardrobe of hacker shirts aside, I am considering integrating Qcodo into my regular repertoire of PHP constructs if it indeed proves to be what I am looking for, I just need to dig a little deeper first. It looks promising.

More screenshots after the jump...

This screenshot compares traditional PHP forms and Qforms.

Here is some of the actual code.

Tags: development, framework, opensource, PHP5, Qcodo, web

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Jordan Running said 12:23AM on 9-03-2006

I don't think calling RoR "scaffolding technology" is accurate, since scaffolding, by its very definition, is something you take down once the real work is done.

glfp said 4:22AM on 9-03-2006

I need the same framework in Java !! I'm searching it without success ... there is someone who knows a similar project in Java language ? PS. Hibernate, Struts, WebWork, Spring, iBatis etc. are NOT similar .... :-)

Lera said 6:43AM on 9-03-2006

I need the same framework in Java too!

Ernest Leitch said 4:02PM on 9-03-2006

I'm curious how this compares with other frameworks like Cake. I've read a lot of good things about it.

george said 9:52AM on 9-04-2006

I like codeigniter, personally

alu said 12:45PM on 9-08-2006

Hi,
qcodo has a very good article about differences RoR,Cake,... vs. QCodo. They have quite some fundamental differences which you should know when choosing the right framework for your job.

http://www.qcodo.com/documentation/article.php/6

ALU

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