Yes I tried another PHP framework – CakePHP. I am quite familiar with Zend Framework and prefer it, but friends of mine are working on an interesting project using this CakePHP so I had to checkout what is going on there . It is another MVC framework inspired by RubyOnRails. More info can be found on project website. I did my first tests, first Helpers (to be exact DataGridHelper because I am lazy and like nice UI ) and continue to play with… Maybe I will release some Helpers and Components later. But have to say that my experiences with this framework are really good. I will report my later experiences too, while project and my knowledge of CakePHP will grow. Now back to the baking…

Bill Karwin, Product Engineering Manager for the Zend Framework announced Zend Framework Beta Release 0.9.0. From announcement:

This is the first Beta Release of Zend Framework. This marks a new milestone for the Framework project, because with the status of Beta, we are establishing the feature set for Zend Framework 1.0, and we are adopting a commitment to backward-compatibility and interface stability

You can download it from http://framework.zend.com/. Read full announcement here.