1. It's not meant to be used with other frameworks :) 2. Namespaces are nonsense in 5.3. I've created my own way of namespacing which is much nicer in my opinio

1. It's not meant to be used with other frameworks :) 2. Namespaces are nonsense in 5.3. I've created my own way of namespacing which is much nicer in my opinion 3. The global functions are being worked through: it's early days... less of those to come 4. MySQLi because that's what I use. Limits my support costs As with any open source framework, you can actually change it to suit your needs. It's not for everyone, if you want those things go elsewhere. This is what I use to get my apps started - they start quicker, finish sooner, work faster. It's not an exercise in 'best practice', it's about getting the job done - actually building an app that works!