In what case should developers apply framework?This thesis introduces Zend, one of the most anticipated web frameworks, to illustrate frameworks’ usage. Since the release of Ruby on Rail in 2004, full-stack framework has proved its ability to aid web application development. Many different framework projects for different programming language have been launched. Until the time of this study, stable versions are available for many frameworks and new features are being tested via their beta versions. For that reason, more and more developers, including free-lancer developers and even
3larger groups and companies, choose framework as their start-up tool. The goal of this thesis is to provide the insight of web framework, how it could be used to boost the development process. This thesis will be of interest to many new or soon-to-be web application developers to decide whether framework is the right tool to further their careers.