I wanted to comment on an interesting post on the Kohana site that I came across this morning by yehosef. I am not extolling the virtues of Kohana by any means, in all honesty I was completely unaware of it’s existence until a few hours ago.
I frequently state that “I am not a programmer”, but rather a developer who specializes in building sites in MODx. MODx allows me to create lots of really cool site features in varying ways. One limitation (primarily my own) is that when I come across custom, development requests that seem completely outside the scope of what I can currently create with MODX I tend to struggle and often need to bring in a programmer. While there is nothing inherently wrong with that approach my own vanity demands that I have as many tools in my own toolbox as I possibly can.
Which brings me to the Kohana post I referenced above:
Instead of building a CMS from scratch, I have embeded Kohana inside MODx (Evolution 1.0.2). For those that have used it, MODx is a CMS with a very simple and powerful approach. I would recommend checking it out – modxcms.com (again, Evo, not Revo).
BUT, programming on the backside is not so ideal. While they call it a Content Management Framework, the reality is not quite as rosy (look at Ditto/Wayfinder). By embedding Kohana (currently 2.3.4) development takes on an entirely different flavor and is significantly easier.
Expand your own capabilities and make life a little easier. At least conceptually, I get that.
