In March 2014, I wrote a blog about Yii2 vs. Laravel and Symfony2:
http://yii2framework.wordpress.com/tag/yii-2-0-vs-laravel/
I included a poll at the bottom of the article asking which framework people prefer and I was surprised to see that Yii2 came out on top, especially since I did not promote the blog on this forum and it was only in Alpha at the time. Also, I assumed that Laravel would fair better due to it’s over all popularity. 501 people took the poll. I know the poll is not scientifically accurate, but I thought it was very interesting, since Yii2 is only in Beta and Laravel is in production.
I keep tabs on Laravel, I think it’s a great framework, just feel that Yii2 is better for all the reasons I mention in the article and more. I also follow Laravel because I think getting a different perspective on how things can be done is useful. “Never stop Learning” is the motto from their related educational site and it’s a great motto.
[size=2]If the poll is correct in identifying a usage trend, then Yii2 is going to be bigger than Laravel. This is bound to make the Yii2 development team happy. The more I learn about Yii2, the more it affirms my earlier conclusions, which were also affirmed by this article by a programmer who compared Yii2 to Symfony2:[/size]
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http://www.marclewis.com/2014/05/18/yii2-vs-symfony2-first-impressions/[size=2] [/size]
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[size=2]Although still incomplete, I noticed a big improvement in the Yii2 guide and hope this continues. I believe the educational aspect of a framework is just as important as the framework itself. Educational support attracts programmers who will grow and learn and ultimately help nurture and extend the project. I’m really looking forward to the production release (anyone know the timeline?) and the educational materials that will follow. I think the poll results show that I’m not alone in that. Cheers and thanks again to everyone who makes it possible.[/size]
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