With a two weeks delay we are nonetheless delighted to release FLOW3 1.0.0 alpha 3 along with the first version of our Getting Started Tutorial.
FLOW3 1.0.0 alpha 3 can be downloaded.
What's New?
The main focus for alpha 3 was clearly the making of a tutorial. FLOW3's feature set therefore pretty much followed what was necessary to get a smooth first-timer's experience while walking through the tutorial.
With more than 200 new features, bugfixes and smaller improvements this release is clearly a big leap towards a more stable code base.
Next Release
FLOW3 1.0.0 alpha 4 is scheduled for the 8th of September 2009. Besides our preparation for T3CON09, our main field of interest will be speeding up FLOW3 and further stabilizing the existing features.
Your Feedback
Now that we have a tutorial we're especially interested in your opinions! What's your experience with the tutorial and this release? What went well, what didn't? What features are you missing? Join our discussions in the mailing list, IRC channel and twitter.
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Your FLOW3 Core Team
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About FLOW3
FLOW3 is a PHP based application framework which introduces modern development principles such as Dependency Injection, Aspect-Oriented Programming and Domain-Driven Design to the PHP world. Its main goal is to take the burden of infrastructure coding off the developer and let him focus on the actual business logic. It is well suited for all kinds of standalone PHP applications as well as plugins for the upcoming version 5 of TYPO3.
Most popular PHP frameworks are in fact code libraries which put the responsibility for the overall concept on the developer. Although FLOW3 can be configured to fit most tastes, it comes with a set of intuitive conventions which allow for developing an application from the ground up in no time.