Forms in 2.0

[rscarriere]

Is anyone aware of how forms will be handled in 2.0? Will the existing forms framework be turned into a bundle? Or is there talk of using a third party framework (such as Zend_Form). I'm just curious because I am thinking of using 2.0 for a personal project.

Thanks.

[halfer]

I think too much work has gone into the forms system for it to not be available in 2.0. That said, I should think 2.0 will be amenable to using other forms frameworks - it just won't be as well integrated with the ORM.

I think if you have a personal project to start now, you should use 1.4 and upgrade to 2.0 in a year if there is a compelling reason to do so. There is limited benefit to using 2.0 immediately, and the major drawbacks are that the ORM and the Forms systems are not integrated yet.

[rscarriere]

Thanks Halfer. I was considering 2.0 just because I a) wanted to understand it better and b) was worried the upgrade path from 1.4=>2.0 would be very time consuming. I spent some time reflecting over the weekend and I will probably follow your advice about sticking with 1.4 for now.