Sandro Groganz talks about the combination of business and software development, a novelty in the PHP market. He takes a look at how eZ systems' strategy relates to the PHP market. According to him, the union of business and software development shows that the PHP market has matured substantially, and that companies like eZ systems have grown big enough in terms of resources and experience to envisage a long-term strategy. It also insinuates a demand in the market for long-term planning, mature enterprise-grade software, and related services.
When looking at eZ platform, the PHP platform by eZ systems, one could argue that PHP follows Java. Nevertheless, there is a good reason why eZ systems does not simply port J2EE to PHP or any other software platform – there is something called 'the PHP way of doing things', Sandro believes. eZ systems has a market trackrecord of six years in PHP development, and they know about the best practices that have emerged by using PHP.
According to Sandro, PHP developers think in a different way as compared to Java developers. There is a subtle difference in approaching problems that can make a difference when you look at the actual solution. eZ systems’ strategy indicates that PHP has reached a level where it can serve as an alternative for solving highly complex software problems.The January 2005 issue of, International PHP Magazine published an article of Sandro’s about 'PHP5EE' where he wrote that it needs more companies who further develop the market for generic PHP platforms. The day has arrived, he writes.
With eZ platform, eZ systems will raise the standard for what a PHP platform is supposed to be. Companies that still neglect PHP might then consider its usage. Due to the fact that eZ platform will be 'Open Source', there is a big chance that the whole PHP market will profit, he concludes.
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