Tom sent me a new library to check out called Flourish. It’s not a framework, per say, but it looks pretty useful. This would seem to be a nice one to test out on simple sites, with possibly a few forms, maybe a bit of database action.

Instead of being an MVC framework, it’s really just a collection of libraries. This could be very useful in situations where going the MVC route is just overkill. For example, a one-page site with a contact form at the bottom. An MVC framework might be nice for its libraries, especially for the form validation, but a one-page, mostly static site really doesn’t need much overhead.

Enter Flourish, a developer-friendly PHP library. I’ve only just glanced at it, but I’m looking forward to testing it out on an upcoming small project.